Li Shiming (Chinese :李世明;born December 1948) is a retired general ( shang jiang ) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He served as commander of the Chengdu Military Region.
Born in Santai County,Sichuan Province,he joined the PLA in April 1968,and the Chinese Communist Party in December of the same year. In December 2006,he was appointed vice commander of the PLA Chengdu Military Region. In September 2007,he was promoted to commander of the Chengdu Military Region. [1] [2] He retired in 2013 and Li Zuocheng succeeded him as commander of the Chengdu MR. [3]
He attained the rank of lieutenant general in 2005,promoted to general in 2011,and was a full member of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (2007−12). [2]
The Chengdu Military Region was one of seven military districts and is located in the southwest of the People's Republic of China,covering Chongqing,Sichuan,Yunnan,Guizhou,and the Xizang/Tibet Autonomous Region. It includes some of the area previously within the Kunming Military Region and has its headquarters in Chengdu. It was probably established in 1955.
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