China Army Day August 1, 2010

Yesterday news media reported that Mao's grandson, Mao Xinyu, had been promoted to major general. But when did this promotion actually take place?

Mao Zedong founded the Army in 1927, and founded the Peoples Republic of China in 1949.



Perhaps some news media jumped the gun, reporting last September, that Mao had been promoted. However, it would appear that he needed to be in the Army for 10 years before he could be promoted.

Sightings of him wearing the major general uniform may help pin the actual day.
http://forum.globaltimes.cn/forum/showthread.php?p=43571

His promotion was announced formally on China's Army Day, Sunday August 1, 2010.



http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/29/content_8747855.htm
Mao said he has been in the army for more than nine years, and army rules stipulate that anyone in the army for 10 years is entitled to pursue the major general rank.

"If there's no exception, I could be granted the rank as early as next Army Day," he was quoted as saying.

http://china.globaltimes.cn/chinanews/2010-08/558360.html
The promotion was done before Sunday's Army Day but the specific date was not provided.

http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=190264
Mao, a researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences (AMS), was among other military officers who were promoted to higher ranks shortly before the 83rd anniversary of the founding of the army, Global Times reported

Bao Guojun, a spokesman at the AMS, confirmed Sunday that Mao was promoted from the rank of senior colonel to major general.

The promotion was done before Sunday's Army Day but the specific date was not provided.