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Paratrooper Xia Shiyuan Killed in Qinghai Training Accident

8/12/2026

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Beijing confirmed that 23-year-old paratrooper Xia Shiyuan died in a training accident in Golmud, Qinghai on May 27.
He fell after leaving an airborne aircraft, was taken to hospital, and died at 12:32 pm.
Huaiyuan county designated Xia a martyr, gave him a third-class merit citation in June, and buried him with honors on August 8.
His death was one of two parachute-related incidents reported by the PLA on consecutive days.

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Beijing confirmed that 23-year-old paratrooper Xia Shiyuan died in a training accident in Golmud, Qinghai on May 27.
He fell after leaving an airborne aircraft, was taken to hospital, and died at 12:32 pm.
Huaiyuan county designated Xia a martyr, gave him a third-class merit citation in June, and buried him with honors on August 8.
His death was one of two parachute-related incidents reported by the PLA on consecutive days.