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 [zh]
Succeeded by	Xu Shaochang [zh]
Personal details
Born	(1907-10-01)October 1, 1907 Hua County, Shaanxi, Qing dynasty (now Huazhou District, Weinan, Shaanxi)
Died	June 22, 1977(1977-06-22) (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]