Pu Tongxiu

Pu Tongxiu, born in October 1920 in Jiading District, Shanghai, was a Chinese military officer and politician. He joined revolutionary work in 1936 and became a member of the Chinese Communist Party in January 1940.

His educational background includes studies at the First School of the Anti-Japanese University (抗大) in 1939. Later, he served as a political instructor at both the first and main campuses of the Anti-Japanese University, as well as a political and cultural director.

During his military career, he held multiple positions. In 1944, he served as a section chief in the political department of the Taiyue Military Division. Between 1946 and 1947, he was the director of the political department of the 30th Brigade of the Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu (晋冀鲁豫) guerrilla forces, part of the Taihang Mountain area. In 1948, he was appointed political commissar of the 88th Regiment within the 1st District of the Tung-Pak Military District. Afterwards, he served as the political commissar of the 126th Division of the 42nd Army.

In 1955, he was awarded the Third-Class Independent Freedom Medal, the Second-Class Liberation Medal, and promoted to the rank of Major General. Following the Lushan Conference in 1959, he was subjected to unjust treatment. In April 1960, he was appointed deputy editor of the August magazine at the Political Department of the Central Military Commission. In August 1961, he became director of the Political Department of the Chemical Defense Force College. In 1964, he was appointed as a member of the Party Group and director of the Political Department of the Central Grain Department. In 1977, he was promoted to Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Education.

Pu Tongxiu served as a member of the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth National Committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

He passed away on September 11, 2009, in Beijing at the age of 89 due to illness. During his illness and after his death, prominent Chinese leaders including Hu Jintao, Wen Jiabao, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Liu Yandong, Li Yuanchao, Li Peng, Zeng Qinghong, Chen Zhili, and Li Tieying conveyed condolences and mourning in various forms.