Xiang Shouzhi
| Xiang Shouzhi | |
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| 向守志 | |
| Member of the 2nd Central Advisory Commission | |
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In office 1987–1992 |
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| Director | Chen Yun |
| Commander of Nanjing Military Region | |
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In office 1982–1990 |
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| Preceded by | Nie Fengzhi |
| Succeeded by | Gu Hui (固辉) |
| Commander of Second Artillery Force | |
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In office 1975–1977 |
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| Preceded by | Zhang Yixiang (张翼翔) |
| Succeeded by | Li Shuiqing (李水清) |
| President of PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering | |
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In office 1960–1965 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Xiang Shouzhi (向守芝) November 1917 (age 99) Xuanhan County, Sichuan, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Spouse(s) | Zhang Ling (m. 1945) |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu |
| Alma mater | Red Army Infantry School PLA National Defence University |
| Occupation | Military officer, revolutionist |
| Awards |
Order of Bayi (Third Class; 1955) Order of Liberation (Second Class Medal; 1955) Order of Independence and Freedom (Second Class Medal; 1963) Order of the Red Star (First Class Medal; 1988) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 People's Republic of China
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| Service/branch |
 People's Liberation Army Ground Force
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| Years of service | 1934-1990 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Battles/wars |
Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Korean War |
Xiang Shouzhi (Chinese: 向守志; pinyin: Xiàng Shǒuzhì; born November 1917) is a Chinese retired general and revolutionist. He was promoted to the rank of major general (shao jiang) in 1955 and general (Shang jiang) in 1988. He is a former member of the 11st National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the 12nd CPC Central Committee.
Xiang began to take part in the revolution at the age of 15, he has successively participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War and Korean War. He was eventually purged during the Cultural Revolution but later reinstated. He is hailed as founding father of the Chinese ballistic missile forces. Later in his life, he served as commander of Nanjing Military Region until he retirement in 1990.
Xiang was born Xiang Shouzhi (向守芝) in Xuanhan County, Sichuan, with his ancestral home in Macheng, Hubei.
In 1933 he joined the Young Pioneers in Shuanghechang area and served as its captain. In 1934 he enlisted in the Red Army and successively served as soldier, squad leader, and platoon sergeant. In 1935 he took part in the Communist Youth League. He participated in the counter-campaign against "encirclement and suppression" of Sichuan-Shaanxi Soviet Area, after war, the Red Army were defeated and he participated in the Long March, a forced expedition over 12,500 km (7,800 mi) in the 1930s. In 1936 he attended the Red Army Infantry School and that same year became a member of the Communist Party.
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