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Wang Changjiang

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Wang Changjiang
王长江
Chief of Staff of the Central Theater Command
Assumed office
April 2019
Preceded byLi Fengbiao
Personal details
BornFebruary 1959 (age 65)
Luan County, Hebei, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materShijiazhuang Flight College of the PLA Air Force
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service1977–present
Rank Vice admiral
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWáng Chángjiāng

Wang Changjiang (Chinese: 王长江; born February 1959) is a vice admiral (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who has been deputy commander and chief of staff of the Central Theater Command. He is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.[1]

Biography

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Wang was born in Luan County (now Luanzhou), Hebei, in February 1959.[2] He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in 1977.[2] He graduated from the PLA Air Force Fourth Aviation School (now Shijiazhuang Flight College of the PLA Air Force). He once was commander of the Sea and Air Eagle Regiment [zh].[2] He served numerous leadership positions in the East Sea Fleet and South Sea Fleet.[2] In 2016, he was given the position of deputy commander of the North Theater Command, he remained in that position until April 2019, when he was transferred to Central Theater Command and commissioned as deputy commander and chief of staff.[2][3]

He was promoted to the rank of rear admiral (Shaojiang) in 2008 and vice admiral (zhongjiang) in 2017.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Gong Yang (巩阳) (24 February 2018). (受权发布)中华人民共和国第十三届全国人民代表大会代表名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Xu Tengfei (许腾飞) (5 August 2019). 王长江中将调任中部战区副司令 曾是海军飞行员. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  3. ^ 南海舰队原副司令员王长江升任北部战区副司令员. thepaper (in Chinese). 18 September 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  4. ^ Wang Jun (王俊) (2 August 2017). 北部战区副司令员王长江已晋升中将军衔. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 November 2021.
Military offices
Preceded by
Zhang Hanbao (张汉保)
Commander of the Southern Theater Command Naval Aviation Force
2012–2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of Staff of the Central Theater Command
2019–present
Incumbent