Originally from Lulong County , Hebei , Peng joined the military in 1970 . He served in the 21st Group Army , then the 47th Group Army , before joining the Xinjiang Military District as its commander . He was promoted to lieutenant general in November 2012 . He also served on the Xinjiang Autonomous Regional Standing Committee of the Communist Party , but was removed from the position as a result of the 2013 Tiananmen Square attack , thought to be perpetrated by Uyghurs from Xinjiang . He was replaced by Major General Liu Lei , political commissar of the Xinjiang Military District
2013 Tiananmen Square attack
2013 Tiananmen Square attack
Peng Yong