June 2021 –August 2021
Xu Qiling (Chinese :徐起零; pinyin :XúQǐlíng;born July 1962) is a general ( Shangjiang ) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was the commander of the Western Theater Command. He formerly served as commander of the Western Theater Command Ground Force,commander of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force,and commander of the 79th Group Army.
Born in Huaiyang District,Zhoukou,Henan in July 1962,Xu served in Jinan Military Region before serving as the chief of staff for the 54th Group Army. He served as deputy commander of the Central Theater Command in 2016 and held that office until March 2017,when he was appointed commander of the 79th Group Army. [1] [2] He rose in rank to become commander of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force in December 2018,replacing Qin Weijiang. [3] In April 2020,Xu was transferred to the Western Theater Command and appointed commander of its ground force.
Xu was awarded the rank of lieutenant general by the Central Military Commission Chairman Xi Jinping on 11 December 2019 and later to the rank of general on 5 July 2021. [4] [5]
In June 2021,Xu was chosen to replace Zhang Xudong as commander of the Western Theater Command after Zhang left the post suffering from cancer and gastrointestinal problems. Zhang died four months later in October. After only two months serving as commander,Xu also stepped down reportedly also out of poor health and amid a number of illnesses among both commanders and troops. Xu was transferred to the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission (CMC) to serve as vice chief. [6]
Xu was a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.
Kong Jun is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) serving as commander of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force,succeeding Lin Xiangyang in December 2021. Previously he served as commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps. He is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.
Xu Xianghua is a major general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. In August 2019 he has been placed under investigation by the PLA's anti-corruption agency. Previously he served as deputy commander of Western Theater Command Ground Force.
Liu Faqing is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He has been serving as Secretary-General of National Defense Mobilization Commission since December 2021,and formerly served as deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force and formerly served as commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps. Liu was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in December 2014 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in December 2019.
Huang Ming is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He has been serving as commander of the Central Theater Command since January 2023. He previously served as chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force from September 2021 to January 2023,and formerly served as commander of the 81st Group Army.
Qin Weijiang is a retired lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as Commander of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force between January 2016 and December 2018. Prior to that,he was Deputy Commander of the Nanjing Military Region from December 2010 to January 2016. He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 2000 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 2012.
Zhang Hongbing is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as Political Commissar of the 76th Group Army from March 2017 to December 2019. Previously he served as Director of Political Department of the 20th Group Army from 2014 to 2017.
Wang Haijiang is a general (Shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA),currently serving as commander of Western Theater Command since August 2021. He previously served as commander of Xinjiang Military District,and commander of Tibet Military District from 2016 to 2018.
He Weidong is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who is currently second-ranked vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (second-ranked) and member of the 20th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. He served as commander of the Eastern Theater Command from 2019 to 2022. He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2008,lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2017 and general (shangjiang) in December 2019.
Yuan Huazhi is an admiral (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He has been Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy since January 2022. He attained the rank of rear admiral (shaojiang) in July 2015,and was promoted to the rank of vice admiral (zhongjiang) in December 2019 and admiral (shangjiang) in January 2022.
Zhang Xudong was a general (Shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He was commander of the Western Theater Command. He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2012,lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2018,and general (Shangjiang) in December 2020.
Guo Puxiao is a general (Shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China and the political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) since January 2022. He previously served as the political commissar of Logistic Support Department of the Central Military Commission from 2019 to 2022.
The Eastern Theater Command Ground Force is the ground force under the Eastern Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Fuzhou,Fujian. The current commander is Kong Jun and the current political commissar is Zhang Hongbing.
Southern Theater Command Ground Force is the Chinese ground force under the Southern Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Nanning,Guangxi. The current commander is Zhang Jian and the current political commissar is Wang Donoghai.
The Western Theater Command Ground Force is the ground force under the Western Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Lanzhou,Gansu. The current political commissar is Xu Deqing.
Xu Zhongbo is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China,served as political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force from 2020 to 2023. He is an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He is a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
The Central Theater Command Ground Force is the ground force under the Central Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Shijiazhuang,Hebei. The current commander is Fan Chengcai and the current political commissar is Zhou Wanzhu.
Lin Xiangyang is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who is the current commander of Eastern Theater Command,in office since January 2022.
An Zhaoqing is a retired general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China who served as political commissar of the People's Armed Police from 2019 to 2022. He a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He is a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.
Shi Zhenglu is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China.
Wu Junbao is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China.