Background
Tang, Gen. Tianbiao was born in October 1940 in Shimen County, Hunan Province, China.
Tang, Gen. Tianbiao was born in October 1940 in Shimen County, Hunan Province, China.
Graduate, Harbin Institute of Military Engineering Institute of People's Liberation Army (PLA) Engineer Corps, 1966. Graduate propaganda and theoretical cadre training course, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee Party School, 1983. Student, University National Defence.
Joined CCP, 1961; held various posts in Guangzhou Military Region. Deputy director Propaganda Department Guangzhou Military Region, 1983. Deputy office head, deputy director Cadre Department of PLA General Political Department.
Deputy director PLA Navy's Political Department. Director Cadre Department of General Political Department. Deputy director Leading Grp. for Placement of Demobilized Army Officers, 1993—2002.
Assistant director PLA General Political Department, 1993—1995, deputy director, 1995—2005. Rank of Lieutenant-General, 1994, General, 2000. Vice-chairman Non-Player Character Agricultural and Rural Committee, since 2005.
Deputy to 8th Non-Player Character, 1993—1998. Member 15th CCP Central Committee, 1997—2002, 16th CCP Central Committee, since 2002.