Zhu Fuxi

Zhu Fuxi
Zhu Fuxi
朱福熙
Political Commissar of the Western Theater Command
	In office; February 2016 – January 2017
Preceded by	New position
Succeeded by	Wu Shezhou
Political Commissar of the Chengdu Military Region
	In office; November 2012 – February 2016
Preceded by	Tian Xiusi
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	July 2, 1955 (age 69); Linhai, Zhejiang
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1974–present
Rank	General

Zhu Fuxi (Chinese: 朱福熙; pinyin: Zhū Fúxī; born July 2, 1955) is a general (shang jiang) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as the inaugural Political Commissar of the Western Theater Command, and the last Commissar of the Chengdu Military Region.

Biography

Zhu was born in Linhai, Zhejiang province. In 2002 he was named head of the Political Department of the 12th Group Army. In 2003 he was named deputy secretary-general of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department (GPD). In December 2005, he was promoted to secretary-general. In February 2008, he was named head of the cadres department of the GPD. In December 2009, he became head of the Political Department of the People's Liberation Army Air Force. In July 2011, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. In November 2012, he was promoted to Political Commissar of the Chengdu Military Region. In February 2016, after the military regions were re-organized, Zhu was appointed to the post of Political Commissar of the Western Theater Command, one of only two lieutenant generals to be appointed to a commander or commissar position of a Theater Command. In July 2016, he was promoted to the rank of general.^[1]^[2]

In January 2017, Zhu was removed from his post as Political Commissar of the Western Theater Command, and was replaced by Lt. Gen. Wu Shezhou. It was an unusual move because at the age of 61, Zhu had not reached the retirement age of 65 for an officer of his rank.^[3]

Zhu was a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Zhu Fuxi" (in Chinese). National Chengchi University. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
^ "China promotes officers to general". Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
^ "Young star tipped to become political commissar for PLA's western command". South China Morning Post. 24 January 2017.

[nccu-1] "Zhu Fuxi" (in Chinese). National Chengchi University. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-29.

[2] "China promotes officers to general". Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-21.

[3] "Young star tipped to become political commissar for PLA's western command". South China Morning Post. 24 January 2017.

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