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Ma Xinchun
Ma Xinchun
马辛春
Commander of the North Sea Fleet
	In office; July 1985 – June 1990
Preceded by	Su Jun [zh]
Succeeded by	Qu Zhenmou [zh]
Personal details
Born	March 1925; Julu County, Zhili Province, China
Died	22 October 2024 (aged 99); Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	PLA Naval Academy
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service	1940–1990
Rank	Vice admiral
Battles/wars	Chinese Civil War
Awards	Order of Independence and Freedom 3rd Class (1955); Order of Liberation 3rd Class (1955)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	马辛春
Traditional Chinese	馬辛春
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Mǎ Xīnchūn
Birth name
Simplified Chinese	马子元
Traditional Chinese	馬子元
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Mǎ Zǐyuán

Ma Xinchun (Chinese: 马辛春; March 1925 – 22 October 2024) was a vice admiral (zhongjiang) in the People's Liberation Army Navy of China who served as commander of the North Sea Fleet (now Northern Theater Command Navy) from 1985 to 1990.

Ma was a delegate to the 7th National People's Congress.^[1]

Biography

Ma was born in Julu County, Zhili Province (now Hebei), in March 1925.^[2]^[1]

Ma joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in September 1938, and enlisted in the Eighth Route Army in February 1940.^[2]^[1]

During the Chinese Civil War, Ma engaged in the Battle of northern Henan, Battle of Dabie Mountains, Yangtze River Crossing campaign, and Battle of southwestern China.^[2]^[1]

In 1952, Ma was transferred to the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) and served as a chief of the Operations Department of the PLA Navy Command.^[1]

In August 1960, Ma enrolled at the PLA Naval Academy, where he graduated in August 1961.^[1]

In December 1970, Ma was appointed vice president of the 1st PLA Naval Academy.^[1]

In December 1977, Ma became deputy commander of the Yantai Naval Base, rising to commander in June 1981.^[1]

In August 1982, Ma was commissioned as chief of staff of the PLA Navy.^[1]

Ma was commander of the North Sea Fleet (now Northern Theater Command Navy) in July 1985, in addition to serving as deputy commander of the Jinan Military Region since September 1987.^[2]^[1] He attained the rank of vice admiral (zhongjiang) in 1988.^[2]^[1]

Personal life and death

Ma married Yang Shuhuan (杨曙环), the couple had a son and a daughter.^[1]^[3]

On 22 October 2024, Ma died in Beijing at the age of 99.^[4]

Autobiography

人生航迹 [Life Trajectory] (in Chinese). Beijing: Huaxia Publishing House. 2013.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Nie Xiaoyang (聂晓阳) (15 February 2006). 海军中将马辛春的晚年生活. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 October 2024. 马辛春，生于1925年。直隶(今河北)巨鹿人。1938年加入中国共产党。参加过豫北攻势、进军大别山、渡江、西南等战役。1950年后，任团参谋长，海军司令部作战处科长。1961年毕业于海军学院。后历任海军作战部处长、副部长，舰艇支队支队长，第一海军学校副校长，海军基地司令员，海军参谋长，海军舰队司令员。1987年起任济南军区副司令员兼北海舰队司令员。第七届全国人大代表。1988年被授予海军中将军衔。
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Shang Wenchao (尚文超) (6 September 2015). 马辛春：十三岁参加八路军. people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
^ Wang Xiujie (王秀洁) (17 June 2021). 海军中将马辛春：一世戎马生涯一生赤胆忠心. dzwww.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
^ 原济南军区副司令员兼北海舰队司令员马辛春逝世，曾率“郑和”舰首访夏威夷. qq.com (in Chinese). 24 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.