Ren Rong (Chinese: 任榮; Wade–Giles: Jen Jung; 10 September 1917[1] – 16 June 2017) was a Chinese general and politician.

A native of Cangxi County, he joined the Communist Youth League of China in 1933 and became a formal member of the Chinese Communist Party the next year. Ren fought in the Second Sino–Japanese War, the Chinese Civil War and the Korean War. From 1971 to 1980, he was the Communist Party Chief of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Ren died in Wuhan, aged 99, in 2017.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "百岁开国少将任荣昨在汉逝世". 17 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "百岁开国少将任荣辞世：戎马一生，辽沈战役脚掌炸断不下火线" (in Chinese). thepaper.cn. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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