Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Zhou Shidi

Zhou Shidi is a general of the People's Liberation Army of China.

Zhou was born in Lehui County, Guangdong Province of China.

He was a first-term graduate from Whampoa Military Academy in 1924, and he joined the Communist Party of China in the same year.

At the early stage of Second Sino-Japanese War, he was the chief of staff of 120 division of the Eighth Route Army. During the Chinese Civil War, he was the commander of eighteenth army group.

He was the member of 1st to 3rd commission of national defense, a member of standing committee of the 3rd and 4th People's Political Consultative Conference, a deputy of the 1st and 4th National People's Congress, a member of standing committee of the 5th National People's Congress, and a delegate of the 7th and 8th National Congress of CPC.

He was made general in 1955.

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