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SHANGHAI, Feb. 28 (The Paper) — Zhou Eryun, former member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and former director of the Political Department at China’s National Defense University, passed away in Beijing on Friday, February 27, 2026, due to illness at the age of 93, according to The Paper.

Born in 1932, Zhou was the nephew of Premier Zhou Enlai. Following the reinstatement of the military rank system by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in 1988, he was among the first group of officers to be conferred the rank of major general. Throughout his distinguished career, he served in multiple leadership roles at the National Defense University, including member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, deputy secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and director of the Political Department. He also served as a delegate to the Eighth National People’s Congress, was awarded the PLA Victory Meritorious Honor Medal, and previously acted as an advisor to the Zhou Enlai Thought and Life Research Branch of the China Society for Party Literature Research.