Zhu Xuzhi
| Zhu Xuzhi | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 朱虚之 |
| Birth name | Zhu Wenlin (朱文麟) |
| Born | 1912 Linhai, Zhejiang, China |
| Died | 2000 (aged 87–88) Beijing, China |
| Allegiance |
 People's Republic of China
|
| Service/branch |
 People's Liberation Army Air Force
|
| Years of service | 1931-2000 |
| Rank |
 Major General (Shao Jiang) |
| Unit | 18th Group Army |
| Commands held | Deputy Chief of Staff of the PLA Air Force (1969-1971) |
| Battles/wars |
Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Communist Revolution |
| Awards |
Order of Bayi Order of Independence and Freedom Order of Liberation Red Heart Order |
| Relations | Father: Zhu Zhikang Son: Zhu Songbin, Zhu Hanbin, Zhu Yunbin, and Zhu Haibin Grandsons Zhu Jin, Zhu Boruilong, Zhu Wei, Granddaughter: Zhu Zhu |
Zhu Xuzhi (simplified Chinese: 朱虚之; traditional Chinese: 朱虛之; pinyin: Zhū Xūzhī; 1912-8 November 2000) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China.
Zhu was born Zhu Wenlin (朱文麟) in Linhai, Zhejiang in 1912, son of Zhu Zhikang (朱之康). He had a formal name used at school, Zhu Wen (朱雯). He had an elder brother, Zhu Wenbiao (朱文彪). He attended Huipu School, Taizhou High School, and Zhongnan High School. He graduated from Whampoa Military Academy. After college, he went to Jiangxi with Mao Bingwen to fight against the Red Army but was captured during a battle. Zhu joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in 1931 and joined the Communist Party of China in May 1933. He worked in the 18th Group Army in 1937 and the Political Department of Shandong Column in 1940. In 1943, he was sent to Yan'an to study at the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China. In late 1945, he worked in the PLA Fourth Field Army, at the same year, he was elected as a member of the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
In 1953, he became the First Deputy Head of the PLA Air Force Cadre Management Department, he remained in that position until 1960, when he was appointed the Political Commissar of the PLA Air Force Technical Department. He was promoted to the rank of Major General (Shao Jiang) in 1955. In 1969, he was promoted to become the Deputy Chief of Staff of the PLA Air Force.
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