Jiang Guoping (; born October 1962) is a vice admiral ('' zhongjiang'') of the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...

(PLA) who has been deputy commander of the North Theater Command since September 2019. He is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

Biography

Jiang was born into an official family in Rushan County, Shandong, in October 1962. He graduated from

Dalian Naval Academy Dalian Naval Academy () is one of the higher education institutes of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy and is located in Dalian, Liaoning. It was established in 1949 as the first naval academy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and w ...

and served as its president from 2011 to 2014. In September 2014, he was commissioned as deputy chief of staff of the

North Sea Fleet The Northern Theater Command Navy (), or the North Sea Fleet (NSF; ) is one of the three fleets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, under the Northern Theater Command. In September 1950 the Qingdao Army Base was redesignated as a naval ...

. In December, he became commander of the 19th Escort Formation of the People's Liberation Army Navy, responsibling for the convoy of the

Gulf of Aden The Gulf of Aden ( ar, خليج عدن, so, Gacanka Cadmeed 𐒅𐒖𐒐𐒕𐒌 𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒗𐒒) is a deepwater gulf of the Indian Ocean between Yemen to the north, the Arabian Sea to the east, Djibouti to the west, and the Guardafui Chan ...

. During his tenure, he was the commander of the Yemeni Overseas Chinese Evacuation Task Force. Within 12 days, he commanded the naval vesseled to safely evacuate 897 Chinese and foreign citizens. In April 2015, he rose to become chief of staff of the North Sea Fleet. In January 2017, he was appointed assistant chief of staff of the

Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission The Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission (JSDCMC) () is the command organ and the headquarters for the People's Liberation Army (PLA), superseding the former PLA General Staff Department (GSD). It was established on 11 Ja ...

, serving in the post until September 2019, when he was given the position of deputy commander of the North Theater Command. He was promoted to the rank of

rear admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star " admiral" rank. It is often rega ...

('' Shaojiang'') in 2012 and vice admiral ('' zhongjiang'') in December 2019.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jiang, Guoping 1962 births Living people People from Rushan, Shandong People's Liberation Army generals from Shandong Presidents of Dalian Naval Academy