{{Short description|Chinese general and politician}} {{Family name hatnote|Meng|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | caption = | office1 = Commander of the Tibet Military District | term_start1 = September 1996 | term_end1 = August 2004 | predecessor1 = {{ill|Zhou Wenbi|zh|周文碧}} | successor1 = Dong Guishan | name = Meng Jinxi | native_name = 蒙进喜 | native_name_lang = zh | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1944|09}} | birth_place = Chongqing, China | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age||df=yes}} or {{death year and age| }} --> | death_place = | party = Chinese Communist Party | spouse = <!-- {{marriage||}} --> | children = | parents = | relations = | alma_mater = Chongqing Jianshan High School<br>PLA Military Academy | nickname = | allegiance = {{flag|People's Republic of China}} | branch = {{army|China}} | service_years = 1961–2007 | rank = 50px Lieutenant general | unit = 94th Regiment of the 32nd Division | commands = | battles = Sino-Vietnamese War | mawards = | website = | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes|order=st | s = {{linktext|蒙|进|喜}} | t = {{linktext|蒙|進|喜}} | p = Méng Jìnxǐ }} }} '''Meng Jinxi''' ({{lang-zh|s=蒙进喜}}; born September 1944) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as commander of the Tibet Military District from 1996 to 2004. He was a member of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.<ref>{{cite news |date=14 November 2002 |title= |script-title=zh:中共第十六届中央委员、中纪委名单 |trans-title=List of members of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and Central Commission for Discipline Inspection |url=http://www.chinaaffairs.org/gb/detail.asp?id=24308 |access-date=20 June 2022 |work=chinaaffairs.org |language=zh}}</ref> He was a delegate to the 9th National People's Congress. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2008-03-14/050513570735s.shtml |script-title=zh:中国人民政治协商会议第十一届全国委员会主席、副主席、秘书长、常务委员名单 |work=sina |date=14 March 2008 |access-date=21 June 2022 |language=zh}}</ref>
==Biography== Meng was born in Chongqing, in September 1944. He secondary studied at Chongqing Jianshan High School ({{lang-zh|s=重庆市兼善中学|labels=no}}) and graduated from the PLA Military Academy.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 1961, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 1964. He served in the Kunming Military District from July 1964 to November 1969 and the 94th Regiment of the 32nd Division of the PLA Ground Force from November 1969 to September 1980. He led the regiment to fame in the Sino-Vietnamese War.<ref name="watermelon">{{cite news |date=21 July 2009 |title= |script-title=zh:中国对越自卫反击战中升起的将星[组图] |url=https://news.ifeng.com/history/zhongguoxiandaishi/200907/0721_7179_1260320_8.shtml |access-date=21 June 2022 |work=Phoenix Television |language=zh}}</ref>
He was commander of the 14th Group Army in September 1985, and held that office until September 1988.<ref name="watermelon"/> He became vice president of the PLA Kunming Army College in July 1989, concurrently serving as head of the Training Department.<ref name="watermelon"/> He became deputy commander of the Guizhou Military District in August 1992, and served until June 1996, when he was promoted to become commander of the Tibet Military District.<ref name="watermelon"/> In June 2000, he was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee, the region's top authority.<ref name="watermelon"/> He took up the post of deputy commander of the Chengdu Military Region which he held from July 2001 to December 2007, although he remained commander of the Tibet Military District until September 2004.<ref name="watermelon"/>
He was promoted to the rank of major general (''shaojiang'') in September 1988 and lieutenant general (''zhongjiang'') in July 2002.<ref name="watermelon"/>
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{{s-start}} {{s-mil}} {{s-bef|before={{ill|He Qizong|zh|何其宗}}}} {{s-ttl|title=Commander of the 14th Group Army|years=1985–1988}} {{s-aft|after=Wang Zuxun}} {{s-bef|before={{ill|Zhou Wenbi|zh|周文碧}}}} {{s-ttl|title=Commander of the Tibet Military District|years=1996–2004}} {{s-aft|after=Dong Guishan}} {{s-end}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Meng, Jinxi}} Category:1944 births Category:Living people Category:People's Liberation Army generals from Chongqing Category:Chinese Communist Party politicians from Chongqing Category:Members of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Category:Delegates to the 9th National People's Congress Category:Members of the Standing Committee of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference