Hu Lien

Hu Lien
Hu Lien
胡璉
	Hu Lien as a Colonel
Republic of China Ambassador to South Vietnam
	In office; October 14, 1964 – December 20, 1972
Preceded by	Yuan Zijian
Succeeded by	Xu Shaochang
Personal details
Born	October 1, 1907; Hua County, Shaanxi, Qing dynasty; (now Huazhou District, Weinan, Shaanxi)
Died	June 22, 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	1926–1977
Rank	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; Battle of Western Hubei; Battle of West Hunan; ; Chinese Civil War Nanma–Linqu Campaign; Shuangduiji Campaign; Battle of Guningtou; Battle of Nanri Island; Second Taiwan Strait Crisis; ;

Hu Lien (traditional Chinese: 胡璉; simplified Chinese: 胡琏; pinyin: Hú Liǎn, courtesy name Boyu (伯玉);^[1] October 1, 1907 – June 22, 1977) was a Chinese NRA general. His career spanned the Northern Expedition, the Encirclement Campaigns, the Central Plains War, 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.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "陕西华县赤水镇吴秀娃". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2023.