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| 马晓天 空军上将 | |||||||||
 Ma Xiaotian at the Pentagon in 2009 | |||||||||
| 11th Commander of the PLA Air Force | |||||||||
| In office October 2012 – August 2017 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Xu Qiliang | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ding Laihang | ||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||
| Born | August 1949 (age 75) Gongyi, Henan, China | ||||||||
| Political party | Communist Party of China (1969-2017) | ||||||||
| Alma mater | PLA National Defence University | ||||||||
| Military service | |||||||||
| Allegiance |  China | ||||||||
| Branch/service |  PLA Air Force | ||||||||
| Years of service | 1965–2017 | ||||||||
| Rank |  Air Force General | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 馬曉天 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 马晓天 | ||||||||
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Ma Xiaotian (Chinese: 马晓天; born August 1949) is a general who served as Commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) from 2012 to 2017. He also served as Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff and President of the PLA National Defence University.
Biography
Born August 1949 in Gongyi, Henan Province, Ma joined the air force in 1965, and learned to fly at the 2nd Preparatory Flight School, before formally entering the 12th Flight School the next year. After his graduation in 1968, he became a military instructor. Ma joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1969, and beginning in 1972 saw a continuous series of promotions. In 1983, he became the deputy headmaster, and was then promoted to headmaster. In 1993, Ma began studies at the PLA National Defence University. After graduating in 1994, he became the head of staff of the 10th division of the Air Force, and was later promoted to head of the division. In March 1997, Ma became the deputy head of staff of the PLA Air Force. The next year, he served as the head of staff of the Air Force of the Guangzhou Military Region. He has also served as the deputy head and the head of the Air Force of the Lanzhou Military Region. In 2001, he became the deputy head and the head of the Air Force of the Nanjing Military Region. In 2003, Ma was promoted to the deputy head of the Air Force. In 2006, he became the President of the PLA National Defence University. In 2007, he was appointed deputy chief of the Joint Staff.
He was a member of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China. In July 2009 he was promoted to full general.
Remarks on 1999 US Bombing of Chinese embassy in Belgrade
In a meeting with US officials in the aftermath of 2011 NATO attack in Pakistan, Chinese general Ma Xiaotian asked "Were you using the wrong maps again?", a reference to the United States bombing on the Chinese embassy in Belgrade in 1999, which the US blamed on faulty maps, but which China suspected was deliberate. Observers have noted the cutting nature of the remark, describing it as "jibing" and "priceless".
References
- Lague, David (10 October 2007). "China Promotes Taiwan-Focused Military Officers". New York Times. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- New Dimensions of Security: General Ma Xiaotian 5 June 2010 International Institute for Strategic Studies
- ^ Small, Andrew (2012-05-23). "Seizing Opportunities with a Less Reserved Beijing - German Marshall Fund Blog". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Weitz, Richard (2012-07-06). "China and NATO: Grappling with Beijing's Hopes and Fears". Jamestown. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Bhakal, Maitreya (2012-07-07). "India's China Blog: Quote of the day: Mapping a lie". India's China Blog. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
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