Yang Side

Yang Side
杨斯德
Personal details
Born(1921-12-11)11 December 1921
Tengzhou, Shandong, China
Died7 September 2018(2018-09-07) (aged 96)
Beijing, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Spouse(s)Wang Chengming (deceased) Hsia-Nan
ChildrenYang Boning, Yang Zhongwei, Yang Lili, Yang Yunfeng, Yang Dongni
Alma materPeking University

Yang Side (Chinese: 杨斯德; pinyin: Yáng Sīdé; 11 December 1921 – 7 September 2018) was a Chinese major general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He was Minister of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee.

Yang was Vice Minister of the Liaison Department of the General Political Department, Minister of the Central Taiwan Affairs Office, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, executive deputy director of the Macau, Taiwan and Hong Kong Liaison Committee, among other positions.

Yang died in Beijing on 7 September 2018 at the age of 96.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 97岁开国少将杨斯德逝世 曾被誉为“策反将军” (in Chinese)

Other websites

  • "The Legendary General". CE.CN. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  • "Yang Si-de". Baidu Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  • "Yang Si-de". SOSO Wikipedia. Retrieved 2013-05-21.