After two months, the Central Military Commission once again held a ceremony to promote the rank of general. Wang Haijiang, commander of the Western Theater, Lin Xiangyang, commander of the Central Theater, Dong Jun, commander of the Navy, Chang Dingqiu, commander of the Air Force, and Xu Xueqiang, president of the National Defense University, were promoted to generals.
On September 6, 2021, the Central Military Commission held a ceremony to promote the rank of general. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Gang
Nandu reporters observed that the positions of the five newly promoted admirals were disclosed for the first time, which also means that the positions of commanders of the Western Theater, the Central Theater, the Navy, and the Air Force have all been replaced, and for the first time, the "post-65" general born in 1967 has appeared.
It is worth mentioning that Xu Qizhi, who was promoted to general in July this year, made his debut as the commander of the Western Theater, and just 2 months later, the post was changed again and taken over by Wang Haijiang.
Since 2016, the army has successively promoted 39 generals, covering the five major theaters, the central military commission organs, the army, navy, air force, rocket force, strategic support force, armed police force and military academies. Among them, 2 generals were promoted in 2016; 6 in 2017; no relevant ceremonies were held in 2018; the largest promotion in 2019 was 17; 5 generals were promoted in 2020; and 9 are currently in 2021.
The fourth commander of the Western Theater: He participated in the border self-defense counterattack and won first-class merit
Combing through public reports, it was found that Wang Haijiang was the fourth commander of the Western Theater since its establishment, and the previous ones were: Zhao Zongqi, Zhang Xudong, and Xu Qizhi.
Born in October 1963, Wang Haijiang, 58 years old, a native of Anyue, Sichuan, whose past career is mainly concentrated in the western region, has served as the commander of the 61st Division of the People's Liberation Army, the deputy commander of the Southern Xinjiang Military Region, the deputy commander and commander of the Tibet Military Region, and the commander of the Xinjiang Military Region.
Wang Haijiang was a high-ranking general who had both actual combat experience and military achievements. According to a report by the "People's Liberation Army Daily," after the resumption of the college entrance examination nationwide in 1977, Wang Haijiang was one of the first cadets to take the college entrance examination from a locality to enter a military academy.
In 2017, Wang Haijiang stayed on the border defense line at an altitude of more than 4,000 meters for 10 consecutive months, leading officers and soldiers to build winding roads under extreme weather, contributing to the construction of border villages.
It has been learned that the Xinjiang Military Region, where Wang Haijiang previously performed his duties, is subordinate to the leadership of the army and is at the level of a deputy theater.
Youngest Commander of the Central Theater: Served as a team leader at 2 military parades
Lin Xiangyang, who was newly promoted to general this time, was the third commander of the Central Theater, preceded by Han Weiguo and Yi Xiaoguang.
It is worth noting that Han Weiguo became commander of the Central Theater at the age of 60, Yi Xiaoguang took over as commander of the Central Theater at the age of 59, and Lin Xiangyang was only 57 years old when he was the commander of the Central Theater, becoming the youngest commander of the Central Theater.
Born in October 1964, Lin Xiangyang is a native of Fuqing, Fujian Province, with experience in the positions of commanders of three group armies. He served as the former deputy commander of the 31st Group Army, the former commander of the 47th Group Army, the commander of the 82nd Group Army, and the commander of the 72nd Group Army. In 2020, Lin Xiangyang was promoted to commander of the Eastern Theater Army.
Lin Xiangyang has participated in 2 large-scale military parades. On September 3, 2015, during the military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he served as the leader of the heroic model unit of the "Combat Model Company" of the night attack on Yangmingbao, and on October 1, 2019, he served as the leader of the army team for the 70th anniversary of the National Day parade.
"The parade ground is a battlefield, and we must treat the parade as if it were a war." Lin Xiangyang, who used to serve as a team leader to participate in the parade, used at least 3 nights of overtime training every week, and changed the fixed movements of more than 30 years, "To be able to participate in the parade is the glory of a soldier's life." Injuries can't stop training either. ”
It is understood that from platoon leader to republican general, Lin Xiangyang also studied in Russia. According to a subordinate, Lin Xiangyang has always been strict about work style and discipline, and during an early exercise training session of the division organs, some comrades slipped away on the way, and as a result, he personally named the names at the end point, ordered the organs to find out the personnel within 1 hour, and asked them to go to his office one by one after going to work to explain the situation.
"Only when individuals are hard can the troops scream." Lin Xiangyang once said.
The ninth commander of the Navy was born, and he was the deputy commander of the Southern Theater
Dong Jun, who was promoted to admiral this time, disclosed for the first time that he was the commander of the new Navy, which also means that the Navy ushered in the ninth commander after its establishment. Shen Jinlong, who has been the commander of the Navy for four years, officially stepped down, and he was born in 1956 and is 65 years old this year.
Combing through public reports shows that the successive naval commanders in the past were: Xiao Jinguang, Ye Fei, Liu Huaqing, Zhang Lianzhong, Shi Yunsheng, Zhang Dingfa, Wu Shengli, and Shen Jinlong.
According to public reports, Dong Jun previously served as director of the Military Training Department of the Naval Command, deputy chief of staff of the North Sea Fleet, deputy commander of the East China Sea Fleet, deputy chief of staff of the Navy, and deputy commander of the Southern Theater.
In January last year, Dong Jun, then deputy commander of the Southern Theater, participated in the nine-day "Ocean Guardian-2020" China-Pakistan Maritime Joint Exercise as the chinese general director of the exercise, and the two countries participated in the exercise in close coordination and deep integration, completed all the set courses, and achieved the expected purpose.
It is understood that "Ocean Guardian-2020" is the largest bilateral joint exercise in the China-Pakistan maritime joint exercise that has been held, with a large number of participating troops and a wide coverage of sea courses. At that time, the Chinese side's participating forces were mainly the naval strength of the southern theater, including 5 destroyers, frigates, supply ships, submarine rescue ships and other ships, 2 ship-borne helicopters, and more than 60 marines.
The thirteenth commander of the Air Force: The youngest general in the 9.3 military parade flew to Tiananmen Square
Also revealing the change of commanders is the Air Force. With Chang Dingqiu officially serving as the new commander of the Air Force, this also means that after the founding of New China, the 13th Commander of the People's Air Force was born.
Successive air force commanders are: Liu Yalou, Wu Faxian, Ma Ning, Zhang Tingfa, Wang Hai, Cao Shuangming, Yu Zhenwu, Liu Shunyao, Qiao Qingchen, Xu Qiliang, Ma Xiaotian, Ding Laihang, and Chang Dingqiu.
Chang Dingqiu was born in 1967, 54 years old, a native of Hengyang, Hunan, recruited in 1984, and served as the commander of a flight regiment of the Air Force Aviation Corps, and the deputy commander and division commander of the Third Division of the Fighter Aviation Division of the Air Force.
At the end of 2011, Chang Dingqiu was transferred to the assistant chief of staff of the Air Force and promoted to the rank of deputy. On the eve of August 1, 2012, at the age of 45, he was promoted to the rank of major general in the Air Force. At the end of 2013, Chang Dingqiu took over as the former chief of staff of the air force of the Shenyang Military Region, thus becoming the youngest full-time military officer in the air force at that time.
As a "star general of the Air Force" in the eyes of the media, at the Victory Day parade in September 2015, Chang Dingqiu, who was "about to reach the maximum flight age of the pilot of the Air Force fighter", flew the J-10A fighter through Tiananmen Square for review, and he was also the youngest general in the 56 general leaders at the time.
In 2016, Chang Dingqiu was transferred to the deputy commander of the Southern Theater, and at the age of 49, Chang Dingqiu became the youngest active theater-level officer in the army at that time. In July 2018, Chang Dingqiu went to the headquarters of the Central Military Commission and served as the deputy chief of staff of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission.
It is worth mentioning that Chang Dingqiu once set a new age record for an active lieutenant general, and with this promotion to general, he will once again refresh the record of the youngest active general in 1967. The youngest active officer announced in July will be Army Commander Liu Zhenli, born in August 1964.
The National Defense University welcomes the tenth president: The long-serving Air Force served as the commander of the Theater Air Force
The first time the five newly promoted generals disclosed their latest positions, Xu Xueqiang, president of the National Defense University. He became the tenth president of the National Defense University, and his previous command experience was mainly in the Air Force. Before him, the president of the National Defense University was Zheng He, 63 years old.
According to public reports, Xu Xueqiang served as commander of a division of the Air Force Aviation Corps, commander of the Shanghai Command Post of the Air Force, former chief of staff of the Air Force of the Nanjing Military Region, deputy commander of the Northern Theater and commander of the Air Force of the Theater. In 2010, Xu Xueqiang won the title of "Excellent Command Officer of the Whole Army".
The National Defense University is the highest military institution in China, and is responsible for training command officers of the army, navy, air force and other services, local provincial leading cadres, and responsible cadres at or above the central and state organs and departments. The National Defense University is the only senior contract command school in the Chinese Armed Forces, directly under the leadership of the Central Military Commission, and was established on December 24, 1985 with the approval of the State Council and the Central Military Commission. Zhang Zhen, former vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, served as president of the first National Defense University.
Nandu reporter Pan Shanju sent from Beijing