Guo Weicheng (1912 - January 1, 1995) was a major general of the People's Liberation Army

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, a politician of the People's Republic of China

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, and a former Minister of Railways

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 of China.

Belonging to Manchu people, Guo was born in Yi County, Liaoning

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, and joined the Communist Party of China

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 (CPC) in 1933. He graduated from the Department of Politics at Fudan University

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 in Shanghai

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 and obtained a bachelor's degree of law. Guo served as a key secretary to Zhang Xueliang

Zhang Xueliang

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.

Guo attained the rank of major general in 1955.