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TIL of Ye Fei, a Chinese general born in the Philippines who was commander of the PLA during World War 2 and the Chinese Civil War, and went on to serve as Commander in Chief of the Chinese Navy then Governor of Fujian Province, and retained his Philippines citizenship throughout the years.

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