Fan Ming (Chinese: 范明; December 4, 1914 – February 23, 2010), born Hao Keyong (郝克勇), was a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army during the Battle of Chamdo, where Tibet was annexed into the People's Republic of China. He was later a deputy secretary of the Tibet Work Committee set up in Lhasa. While in Tibet, Fan became a close associate of the 10th Panchen Lama. A well-educated man, he assumed control of Tibet's social and economic policies while Zhang Guohua, a political rival, assumed command of the PLA armed forces.[1] Fan Ming died in Xi'an on February 23, 2010.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ Goldstein, p. 296-299.
- ^ "陕籍开国少将范明逝世享年96岁 习近平送花圈" [General Fan Ming dies at age 96]. Huashang News (in Chinese). 2010-02-26.
References
edit- Goldstein, Melvyn C. (2009). A History of Modern Tibet: The Calm Before the Storm: 1951-1955. Vol. II. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-25995-9.