Li Lun (general)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Li Lun
李伦
President of the People's Liberation Army Logistics College
In office 1986 – June 1989
Preceded by	Xu Fangchun
Succeeded by	Yang Faxun
Personal details
Born	(1927-10-30)30 October 1927 Chao County, Anhui, China
Died	25 June 2019(2019-06-25) (aged 91) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Beijing Institute of Technology Counter-Japanese Military and Political University
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1939–1988
Rank	Lieutenant general
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	李伦
Traditional Chinese	李倫
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Lún
Li Runxiu
Simplified Chinese	李润修
Traditional Chinese	李潤修
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Rùnxiū

Li Lun (Chinese: 李伦; 30 October 1927 – 25 June 2019) was a lieutenant general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as President of the PLA Logistics Academy and Deputy Director of the PLA General Logistics Department. He was the son of General Li Kenong.

Biography

Li Lun was born as Li Runxiu (李润修) on 30 October 1927 in Wuhu, Anhui, Republic of China. He was the youngest son of Li Kenong, a Communist Party intelligence officer and general, and his wife Zhao Ying (赵瑛).

In 1939, Li Lun enlisted in the Eighth Route Army at the age of 12 and served as a messenger. In March 1941, his parents brought him to Yan'an, the Communist headquarters during the Second Sino-Japanese War, where he studied at the Yan'an Artillery School.

During the Chinese Civil War, Li began to engage in combat and fought in many battles including the Battle of Jinan, the Huaihai Campaign and the Yangtze River Crossing Campaign. He was promoted to Commander of the First Battalion of the Artillery Regiment of the East China Field Army. In 1949, he was awarded the First Class Merit for his performance in the Battle of the Zhoushan Archipelago.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li worked in multiple positions in logistics. He was appointed President of the PLA Logistics Academy in 1986 and later promoted to Deputy Director of the PLA General Logistics Department. He attained the rank of lieutenant general in 1988.

Li died on 25 June 2019 in Beijing, at the age of 91.