Wu Faxian

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.
Wu Faxian
吴法宪
Wu Faxian in 1955
2nd Commander of the PLA Air Force
In office
May 1965 – September 1971
Preceded byLiu Yalou
Succeeded byMa Ning (vacant until 1973)
2nd Political Commissar of the PLA Air Force
In office
1957–1965
Preceded byXiao Hua
Succeeded byYu Lijin
Personal details
Born(1915-08-25)25 August 1915
Yongfeng County, Jiangxi, China
DiedOctober 17, 2004(2004-10-17) (aged 89)
Jinan, Shandong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance China
Branch/serviceChinese Red Army

 People's Liberation Army Ground Force
 People's Liberation Army Air Force
Years of service1930–1971
Rank Lieutenant General
Battles/warsSecond Sino-Japanese War
Chinese Civil War

Wu Faxian (Chinese: 吴法宪; 1915–2004) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army. In 1930 he became a soldier of Chinese Red Army, two years later he joined the Chinese Communist Party. He participated in five Counter-Encirclement Campaigns, Long March, Battle of Pingxingguan, Liaoshen Campaign and Pingjin Campaign.

In 1955 he was granted the military rank of lieutenant general. Wu was a subordinate of Lin Biao, in 1965 he became the commander of People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). After the failed coup by Lin Biao supporters, Wu was imprisoned as part of the post-Lin purges. In 1973, he was stripped of all titles and Party membership. In 1981 he was declared guilty as a member of the Lin Biao group and sentenced to 17 years in prison. However, due to good behavior and his past meritorious service, as well as ailing health, he was released later the same year when he was given a house, car and a monthly pension as his party membership and titles were restored. He was given a state funeral when he died in 2004 which was attended by many former subordinates as well as representatives from the PLA.[1]

During the Cultural Revolution, Wu's closeness with Lin Biao resulted in suspicions among Chinese leadership as to the political loyalties of the PLAAF.[2]: 182 

References

  1. ^ 《中国大百科全书》总编委会编. 中国大百科全书 23. 北京市：中国大百科全书出版社, 2009.03. ISBN 9787500079583. p.476.
  2. ^ Cunningham, Fiona S. (2025). Under the Nuclear Shadow: China's Information-Age Weapons in International Security. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-26103-4.