Comrade Shen Zhongxiang, originally from Montenegro, Liaoning Province, was born in February 1930, enlisted in the army in February 1948, joined the Communist Party of China in September of the same year, and was promoted to major general in 1988.
He successively served as secretary of the battalion headquarters of the 469th Regiment of the 44th Army of the Northeast Field Army, staff officer of the training section of the Jiangxi Military Region Headquarters, chief of the military training section of the Fuzhou Military Subdistrict, political commissar of the Jinxian County People's Armed Forces Department, secretary of the Jinxian County Party Committee, chief of staff of the Fuzhou Military Subdistrict, commander of the Ji'an Military Subdistrict, deputy commander of the Jiangxi Provincial Military Region, and full-time deputy secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Jiangxi Military Region. He participated in many major battles such as the Liaoshen Campaign and the Tianjin Campaign, and made outstanding contributions to the revolutionary cause.
According to the Jiangxi Archives, Shen Zhongxiang, then deputy commander of the provincial military district, participated in the operation to exterminate Wang Zongfang and Wang Zongwei's brothers. The two men are suspected of killing people at gunpoint in Shenyang in February 1983 and killing 11 others in the ensuing escape. The Ministry of Public Security issued the first reward order since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the pursuit lasted more than 210 days, culminating in the killing of the two on September 18 of the same year in Nankeng Mountain, Shuinan Commune, Guangchang County, Jiangxi Province.
The passing away of Comrade Shen Zhongxiang is a great loss to our army, but his heroic deeds and lofty spirit will always inspire us and inspire the soldiers of the new era to make unremitting efforts to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
In general, Comrade Shen Zhongxiang is an outstanding representative of our army, his life is full of legends, and he spares no effort for the security and interests of the country and the people. His deeds will always inspire us, inspire us to continue to move forward, and contribute our strength to the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Finally, we should think about a question: how can we better inherit and carry forward the spirit of revolutionary martyrs, so that this spirit will always shine and inspire us to move towards a better future?