Xu Caihou

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Xu Caihuo during a meeting with then US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates , 2009

Xu Caihou ( Chinese  徐 才 厚 , Pinyin Xú Cáihòu ; born June 1943 in Wafangdian , Liaoning Province , Republic of China ; † March 15, 2015 ) was a Chinese general and politician who was a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CCP ), has been a member since 1999 and vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the CCP and vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China since 2004 .

He was an ethnic Han , a soldier since 1970, and graduated from the Electronics Department of Harbin Military Engineering School . In the People's Liberation Army , he worked at various levels, mainly in the General Political Department, one of the four main departments, most recently as its General Director from 2003 to 2005.

On June 30, 2014, it became known that he was charged with bribery and expelled from the Chinese Communist Party. His rank as general was stripped from him and he was discharged from the army. He was believed to have been under house arrest for months in connection with the allegations. In March 2015, the military investigative authorities opened a case against him. The proceedings were concluded on October 27, 2015 and the results of the investigation were handed over to the prosecution. With the death of Xu the case against him will be dropped. His illegally acquired property will be confiscated in accordance with the law.

Xu died on March 15, 2015 in an undisclosed hospital as a result of bladder cancer .

References

Web links

Commons : Xu Caihou  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Xu Caihou Dies of Bladder Cancer on China Radio International , March 16, 2016
  2. ↑ Top China military official Gen Xu Caihou accused. BBC News, June 30, 2014, accessed July 1, 2014 .
  3. ^ Former senior military official dies of cancer after corruption probe, in: Global Times , March 16, 2016, p. 2
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Xu is the family name here, Caihou is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Xu, Caihou
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese general and politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Wafangdian , Liaoning Province , Republic of China
DATE OF DEATH March 15, 2015