Xu Xueqiang (Chinese: 许学强; born November 1962) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), serving as head of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission since October 2022. He was the president of PLA National Defence University from 2021 to 2022 and previously served as commander of Northern Theater Command Air Force and before that, chief of staff of Nanjing Military Region Air Force.
Biography
Xu was born in Yiyang, Hunan province in November 1962. He served in PLA Air Force Shanghai Base before being appointed as chief of staff of Nanjing Military Region Air Force in December 2013. In 2016, he was appointed chief of staff of the newly founded Eastern Theater Command Air Force, a position he held until August 2017, when he was transferred to Northern Theater Command Air Force and appointed commander. In August 2021, he was appointed president of PLA National Defence University, succeeding Zheng He.[1][2]
He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 2013, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in June 2019 and general (shangjiang) in September 2021.[3][4]
References
- ^ 习近平今再晋升5名上将. Radio France Internationale (in Chinese). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Lin Yunshi (林韵诗) (6 September 2021). 时隔两个月再晋上将 战区军兵种军校齐换帅. Caixin (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Xi presents orders to promote military officers to rank of general". China Daily. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Mei Changwei (梅常伟) (6 September 2021). 中央军委举行晋升上将军衔仪式 习近平颁发命令状并向晋衔的军官表示祝贺. Xinhua (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
Generals and admirals of the People's Republic of China in active service | ||
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*Although navy shang jiang is officially translated as "admiral", there is no distinction between "general" and "admiral" in Chinese. | ||
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