Xu Deqing
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Xu Deqing | |
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徐德清 | |
| Political Commissar of the Central Theater Command | |
| Assumed office January 2022 | |
| Commander | Wu Yanan Huang Ming |
| Preceded by | Zhu Shengling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1963 (age 61) Chongqing County, Sichuan, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Years of service | ?–present |
| Rank |  General |
Xu Deqing (Chinese: 徐德清; pinyin: Xú Déqīng; born July 1963) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) serving as political commissar of the Central Theater Command, succeeding Zhu Shengling in January 2022. He is a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]
Biography
[edit]Xu was born in Chongqing County (now Chongzhou), Sichuan, in July 1963. In April 2013, he became deputy political commissar of the 13th Group Army, and was promoted to become political commissar of the 47th Group Army in August 2015. He was political commissar of the 71st Group Army in March 2017, and held that office until April 2018, when he was elevated to political commissar of the Western Theater Command Ground Force. In January 2022, he rose to become political commissar of the Central Theater Command, succeeding Zhu Shengling.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2014, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in June 2019 and general (shangjiang) in January 2022.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Yi Yi (伊一) (6 September 2017). 解放军和武警部队选举产生303名出席党的十九大代表(名单). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Xi presents orders to promote military, armed police officers to rank of general". xinhuanet.com. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ Mei Changwei (梅常伟) (21 January 2022). 中央军委举行晋升上将军衔警衔仪式 习近平颁发命令状并向晋衔的军官警官表示祝贺. news.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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