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Jiang ( formerly romanized chiang and usually translated
general A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...
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general officer A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...
rank used by
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
and
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
. It is also used as jang in
North North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating Direction (geometry), direction or geography. Etymology T ...
and
South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
, shō in
Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
, and tướng in
Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...
.


Chinese


People's Liberation Army

The same rank names are used for all services, prefixed by ''haijun'' () or ''kongjun'' ().


Under the rank system in place in the PLA in the era 1955–1965, there existed the rank of (). This rank was awarded to 10 of the veteran leaders of the PLA in 1955 and never conferred again. It was considered equivalent to the Soviet rank of
army general Army general or General of the army is the highest ranked general officer in many countries that use the French Revolutionary System. Army general is normally the highest rank used in peacetime. In countries that adopt the general officer fou ...
. The decision to name the equivalent rank () when it was briefly re-established in 1988-1994 was likely due to a desire to keep the rank of an honorary one awarded after a war, much as General of the Armies in the
United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...
. It was offered to Deng Xiaoping who declined the new rank. Thus it was never conferred and scrapped in 1994.


Republic of China Armed Forces


Japanese variant

The same rank names are used for all services, prefixed by (), () or (). The rank insignia of the () was enacted on December 1, 1962, and before that, it was the same three-star as other (). The English notation of the in the English version of the Defense White Paper is as follows.
* () GEN, ADM or Gen serving as Chief of Staff Joint Staff Office. * () General serving as JGSDF Chief of Staff. * () General. * () Admiral serving as JMSDF Chief of Staff. * () Vice Admiral. * () General serving as JASDF Chief of Staff. * () General.


Korean variant


North Korea


South Korea


Vietnamese variant


South Vietnamese variant


See also

Ranks used in
Chinese character Chinese characters are logographs used to write the Chinese languages and others from regions historically influenced by Chinese culture. Of the four independently invented writing systems accepted by scholars, they represent the only on ...
-using countries *
General officer A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...
: Jiang_(rank) * Senior officer: Sa_(rank), Xiao (rank), Lyeong *
Junior officer Junior officer, company officer or company grade officer refers to the lowest operational commissioned officer category of ranks in a military or paramilitary organization, ranking above non-commissioned officers and below senior officers. D ...
: Wei_(rank) *
Non-commissioned officers A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is an enlisted rank, enlisted leader, petty officer, or in some cases warrant officer, who does not hold a Commission (document), commission. Non-commissioned officers usually earn their position of authority b ...
: Shi_(rank) * Enlisted ranks: Bing_(rank), Shi_(rank) * Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force * Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Navy * Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Air Force * Ranks of the People's Armed Police * Republic of China Armed Forces rank insignia


References

{{Reflist Jiang Military ranks of the People's Republic of China Military ranks of the Republic of China