Hu Lien

Hu Lien
Hu Lien
胡璉
	Hu Lien as a Colonel
Republic of China Ambassador to South Vietnam
	In office; 14 October 1964 – 20 December 1972
Preceded by	Yuan Zijian
Succeeded by	Xu Shaochang
Personal details
Born	16 November 1907; Hua County, Shaanxi, Qing dynasty; (now Huazhou District, Weinan, Shaanxi)
Died	22 June 1977 (aged 69); Taipei, Taiwan
Awards	Order of Blue Sky and White Sun
Nickname	The Old Man
Military service
Allegiance	Republic of China
Branch/service	National Revolutionary Army; Republic of China Army
Years of service	1926–1974
Rank	Colonel general
Unit	11th division
Commands	11th Division; 18th Army; 12th Army Group (Deputy); Kinmen Defense Command;
Battles/wars	Northern Expedition; Central Plains War; Second Sino-Japanese War Battle of Shanghai; 1st Battle of West Hubei; 2nd Battle of West Hubei; Battle of West Hunan; ; Chinese Civil War Nanma–Linqu Campaign; Shuangduiji Campaign; Battle of Guningtou; Battle of Nanri Island; Second Taiwan Strait Crisis; ;

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Hu Lien (traditional Chinese: 胡璉; simplified Chinese: 胡琏; pinyin: Hú Liǎn, courtesy name Boyu (伯玉); 16 November 1907 - 22 June 1977) was a Chinese National Revolutionary Army general during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. He later served as the Republic of China's ambassador to South Vietnam from 1964 to 1972.