Chen Qiang (born February 1956) is a former military officer in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He attained the rank of major general in July 2010. He graduated from PLA National Defense University. He once served as Deputy Commander of 96351 Unit of the Second Artillery Corps. During the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, he joined in the relief work.[1] In May 2014, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for "corruption, bribery, huge amount of property with unidentified sources".[2]
PB Former member of the Politburo; PLA Also a military official; CDI Member of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection or affiliates ; S Committed suicide 1For details on the civil service ranks of officials, please see Civil Service of the People's Republic of China; 2Army generals listed have attained at least the rank of Major General, which usually enjoys the same administrative privileges as a civilian official of sub-provincial rank.