Zhou Xihan is from Zhoujiaao Village, Shunhe Town, Macheng City, Hubei Province. 1928 Joined the Red Army of Chinese Workers and Peasants and the Producers' Party of China. During his revolutionary career, he successively served as the Minister of Operations of Ren Hongjun and the Chief of Staff of the Eighth Route Army.
China People's Liberation Army Chief of Staff, Deputy Commander of the Navy and Naval Adviser. His wife, Zhou Xuan, whose real name is Chai Ying, comes from Rong County.
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After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), Zhou Xihan was transferred to the navy. As one of the early leaders of the navy, he participated in the battle of sinking the Kuomintang navy frigate Taiping, the battle of liberating a country, and the military exercise of resisting the landing of Liaodong Peninsula.
He devoted himself to building a powerful people's navy. During his tenure as deputy head of the leading group of the State Council shipbuilding industry and the State Council electronics industry, he participated in leading and organizing the construction of nuclear submarines and guided missile destroyers. 1973 after gastric cancer surgery, he has been concerned about the construction of the navy and actively put forward suggestions.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhou Xihan