This is a list of marshals and full generals and admirals of the

People's Republic of 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 ...

, including all branches of the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four Military branch, services—People's Liberation Army Ground Force, Ground Force, People's ...

and the

People's Armed Police ) , abbreviation = PAP ("People's Armed Police") CAPF ("Chinese Armed Police Force"), formerly abbreviated''Wujing'' ( zh , s = 武警 , p = Wǔjǐng , l = Armed Police , labels = no ), or WJ as on vehicle license plates , patch ...

Marshals

Ten PLA officers were awarded the rank of Marshal (''

yuan shuai was a Chinese military rank that corresponds to a marshal in other nations. It was given to distinguished generals during China's dynastic and republican periods. A higher level rank of '' Dayuanshuai'' ( zh , s = 大元帅 , t = 大元帥 , p ...

'') in 1955. The rank was never awarded again. *

Zhu De Zhu De; (1 December 1886 – 6 July 1976) was a Chinese general, military strategist, politician and revolutionary in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Zhu was born into poverty in 1886 in Sichuan. He was adopted by a wealthy uncle at ...

Peng Dehuai Peng Dehuai (October 24, 1898November 29, 1974; also spelled as Peng Teh-Huai) was a Chinese general and politician who was the Minister of National Defense (China), Minister of National Defense from 1954 to 1959. Peng was born into a poor ...

Lin Biao Lin Biao ( zh, 林彪; 5 December 1907 – 13 September 1971) was a Chinese politician and Marshal of the People's Republic of China who was pivotal in the Chinese Communist Party, Communist Chinese Communist Revolution, victory during the Chines ...

Liu Bocheng Liu Mingzhao (; 4 December 1892 – 7 October 1986), more commonly known as Liu Bocheng (), was a Chinese military officer and Marshal of the People's Republic of China. Known as the 'half' of the "Three and A Half" Strategists of China in mode ...

He Long He Long (; March 22, 1896 – June 9, 1969) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and a Marshal of the People's Republic of China. He was from a poor rural family in Hunan, and his family was not able to provide him with any formal education. H ...

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Luo Ronghuan Luo Ronghuan (; November 26, 1902 – December 16, 1963) was a Marshal of the People's Republic of China. He served as a Vice Chair of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. Biography Luo was born in a village in Hengsh ...

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Nie Rongzhen Nie Rongzhen ( zh , s = 聂荣臻 , p = Niè Róngzhēn , w = Nieh Jung-chen ; December 29, 1899 – May 14, 1992) was a Marshal of the People's Republic of China. He died as the last People's Liberation Army (PLA) marshal. Biography Nie was b ...

Ye Jianying Ye Jianying (; 28 April 1897 – 22 October 1986) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary leader and politician, one of the Ten Marshals of the People's Republic of China. He was the top military leader in the 1976 coup that overthrew the Gang ...

Army Generals

Ten PLA officers were awarded the rank of Army General/Fleet Admiral (''

da jiang Jiang (Wade-Giles, formerly romanized chiang and usually translated general (rank), general) is a general officer rank used by China and Taiwan. It is also used as jang in North Korea, North and South Korea, shō in Japan, and tướng in Vietna ...

'') in 1955. The rank was never awarded again. *

Su Yu Su Yu (; August 10, 1907 – February 5, 1984), Courtesy name Yu (裕) was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army. He was considered by Mao Zedong to be among the best commanders of the PLA, only next to Peng Dehuai, Lin Biao and ...

Xu Haidong Xu Haidong (June 17, 1900 – March 25, 1970) was a senior general in the People's Liberation Army of China. Xu was notable for leading his men from the front lines during the Chinese Civil War and Second Sino-Japanese War. His exploits earn ...

Huang Kecheng Huang Kecheng () (October 1, 1902 – December 28, 1986) was a senior general (大将) in the People's Liberation Army. Biography Huang Kecheng was born in Yongxing, Hunan Province, and he was the third of four children. His father ...

Chen Geng Chen Geng (; 27 February 1903 - 16 March 1961) was a Chinese military officer who served as a senior general in the People's Liberation Army. Enlisting in a warlord's army at the age of 13, Chen Geng joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1922 an ...

Tan Zheng Tan Zheng (; June 14, 1906 – November 6, 1988) was a Chinese general, Chinese Communist Party revolutionary leader and strategist. He was a major leader of the Red Army and the People's Liberation Army. Childhood Tan Zheng was born in a little ...

Xiao Jinguang Xiao Jinguang (; Former name Xiao Yucheng Nickname: Man Ge ) (January 4, 1903 – March 29, 1989) was a revolutionary and military leader, one of the main leaders of the Red Army and the People's Liberation Army, and one of the ten senior flag o ...

Zhang Yunyi Zhang Yunyi (; August 10, 1892 – November 19, 1974), was a Communist revolutionary and military strategist of the People's Republic of China. Born in Wenchang, Hainan, he joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1926, and took part in the Northern ...

Luo Ruiqing Luo Ruiqing (; May 31, 1906 – August 3, 1978), formerly romanized as Lo Jui-ch'ing, was a People's Republic of China, Chinese army officer and politician, general of the People's Liberation Army. As the first Ministry of Public Security ...

Wang Shusheng Wang Shusheng (May 26, 1905 – January 7, 1974), was a Chinese general, strategist, revolutionary and one of the pioneers of Chinese ordnance and military sciences construction. In 1955 Wang became one of the ten Da Jiang (Generals of the A ...

Xu Guangda Xu Guangda () (November 19, 1908 – June 3, 1969) was a People's Liberation Army general who was conferred the ''Da Jiang'' (Grand General) rank in 1955. His former name was Xu Dehua. Xu Guangda joined the Communist Youth League of China in 19 ...

Senior generals (
shang Jiang Jiang (Wade-Giles, formerly romanized chiang and usually translated general (rank), general) is a general officer rank used by China and Taiwan. It is also used as jang in North Korea, North and South Korea, shō in Japan, and tướng in Vietna ...
, 1955)

Zhang Zongxun Zhang Zongxun (; 7February 190814September 1998) was a general of the People's Liberation Army of China. Career Zhang was born in Weinan, Shaanxi Province on 7 February 1908. He was enrolled in Whampoa Military Academy in 1926, and joined th ...

Song Renqiong Song Renqiong (; 11 July 1909 – 8 January 2005), born Song Yunqin (), was a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and one of the Eight Elders of the Chinese Communist Party. Biography Song Renqion ...

Zhao Erlu Zhao Erlu (; 1905 – February 2, 1967) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. Biography Early life Zhao was born in Chunxian (Now Yuanping City) in the Shanxi Province. Military career Zhao participated in the Nanchang uprisi ...

Xiao Ke Xiao Ke (; July 14, 1907 – October 24, 2008) was a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, former vice chairman of the CPPCC, as well as principal of the University of Military and Politics. Biography Early life Xiao was born in ...

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Zhou Chunquan General Zhou Chunquan (; October 6, 1905 – July 28, 1985) was a general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. Zhou was born in Huang'an (Now Hong'an County), Hubei Province. He joined Kuomintang (KMT) in July 1926, and joined the Ch ...

Xu Shiyou Xu Shiyou ( zh, s=许世友, p=Xǔ Shìyǒu, w=Hsü Shih-yu; 1906 – 22 October 1985) was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Early career Born in Xinxian, Henan Province (it belonged to Hubei previously), Xu grew up studying ma ...

Liu Yalou Liu Yalou (; April 1910 – 7 May 1965) was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army who served as the inaugural commander-in-chief of the PLA Air Force. During the Chinese Civil War, he was chief of staff of Lin Biao's army group, w ...

Deng Hua Deng Hua (; 28 April 1910 – 3 July 1980) was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He was the Deputy Commander of the People's Volunteer Army. After Marshal Peng Dehuai returned to China for medical treatment, Deng Hua became the ...

Chen Zaidao Chen Zaidao (, 24 January 1909 – 6 April 1993) was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army, who commanded the Wuhan Military Region from 1954 to 1967. He is most noted for having arrested pro-Mao Xie Fuzhi and Wang Li during the ...

Yang Dezhi Yang Dezhi ( zh, s=杨得志, t=楊得志, p=Yáng Dézhì; January 13, 1911 – October 25, 1994) was a Chinese general and politician. He was senior military officer in the North China (or 5th) Field Army, a veteran of the Korean War and co ...

Peng Shaohui Peng Shaohui (; 6 September 1906 – 25 April 1978) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China, who served two separate terms as deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army, from 1954 to 1967 and from 1969 to 1978. Peng was the o ...

Wang Hongkun Wang Hongkun (; 22 January 1909 – 20 August 1993) was a Chinese People's Liberation Army general and People's Liberation Army Navy The People's Liberation Army Navy, also known as the People's Navy, PLA Navy or simply Chinese Navy, is t ...

Li Kenong Li Kenong (; 1899–1962) was a Chinese general and politician, one of the creators of the security and intelligence apparatus of both the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Liberation Army. Notably, he served as Director of the Cen ...

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Yang Chengwu Yang Chengwu ( zh, s=杨成武, t=楊成武, p=Yáng Chéngwǔ; October 27, 1914 – February 14, 2004), alias Yang Nengjun ( zh, links=no, s=杨能俊, p=Yáng Néngjùn) was a Communist Chinese revolutionary and general of the People's Libera ...

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Gan Siqi Gan Siqi (; May 1903 – February 1964), born as Jiang Fengwei (), other name Jiang Bingkun (), was a general of the People's Liberation Army of China. Gan was born in Ningxiang, Hunan Province. He joined the Communist Youth League in 1925, an ...

Lai Chuanzhu Lai Chuanzhu (; 3 April 1910 – 24 December 1965) or Peng Ying () was a general of the People's Liberation Army from Gan County, Jiangxi. Lai joined the Communist Youth League of China in November 1926, the Chinese Communist Party in April 19 ...

Chen Qihan Chen Qihan (; 24 August 1897 – 19 June 1981) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. Biography Chen was born in Xingguo, Jiangxi, on 24 August 1897. He secretly joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1925. In October 1930, Ch ...

Song Shilun Song Shilun (; 1907–1991), né Song Jiyao (宋际尧, named from Chinese legendary King Yao), was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army. He graduated from Whampoa Military Academy and participated in the Chinese Civil War, Seco ...

Su Zhenhua Su Zhenhua (; June 2, 1912 – February 7, 1979), born Su Qisheng (蘇七生), was a Chinese Communist general and politician. He fought for the Communists in the Chinese civil war. After the founding of the People's Republic, Su became an admir ...

Chen Xilian Chen Xilian (pronounced ; 4 January 1915 – 10 June 1999) was a Chinese military officer and politician, general of the People's Liberation Army. A prominent Maoist, he held very important positions in both military and political spheres. Fol ...

Chen Shiju Chen Shiju () was an important political aide for China's former leader Hu Jintao. Chen served as Hu's secretary beginning in Guizhou 1986. Chen was the director of the Office of the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party under Hu Jint ...

Wang Xinting Wang Xinting (; 23 December 1908 – 11 December 1984) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China from Hubei. Biography Early life Wang was born into a humble peasant family in Xiaogan, Hubei Pro ...

Xie Fuzhi Xie Fuzhi (; 26 September 1909 – 26 March 1972) was a Chinese Communist Party military commander, political commissar, and national security specialist. He was born in 1909 in Hong'an County, Hubei and died in Beijing in 1972. Xie was known ...

Ye Fei Ye Fei (; 7 May 1914 – 18 April 1999) was a Philippine-born Chinese military general and politician of the People's Republic of China. Born Sixto Mercado Tiongco in the Philippines to a Chinese father and a Filipino mother, he joined the C ...

Huang Yongsheng Huang Yongsheng (; 1910–1983) was a general of the China's People's Liberation Army. In 1955 Huang was awarded the position of ''Shang Jiang'' (colonel-general), and Huang continued to rise throughout the 1950s and 1960s, eventually becoming ...

Zhu Liangcai Zhu Liangcai (; 27 September 1900 – 22 February 1989) was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Zhu was in Waisha Village, Rucheng County, Hunan Province. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in October 1927. From 1955–1958 ...

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Zhang Aiping Zhang Aiping (; January 9, 1910 – July 5, 2003) was a Chinese military leader. Biography Zhang joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1928 after taking part in a communist-led rural uprising. He participated in the Long March and served as a ...

Fu Qiutao Fu Qiutao () (August 3, 1907 – August 25, 1981) was a People's Liberation Army senior general and a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Pingjiang County, Hunan Province. He was vice-governor and the 2nd Chinese Communist Part ...

Han Xianchu Han Xianchu (; 1913–1986) was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army. He participated in various wars and battles such as Battle of Pingxingguan in the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Liaoshen, Pingjin, Hainan campaigns in the Ch ...

Tang Liang Tang Liang ( zh, c=, s=唐亮, t=, p=Táng Liàng; 13 June 1910 – 20 November 1986), also known as Tang Changxian (唐昌贤) or Tang Changmin (唐昌明), was a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China fro ...

Hong Xuezhi Hong Xuezhi (; February 2, 1913 – November 20, 2006) was a Chinese general and politician. He was the only person awarded the rank of 3-star general in 1955 who was reawarded the same rank in 1988 as an active PLA officer when the PLA readopt ...

Li Zhimin Li Zhimin (; July 9, 1906 – November 16, 1987) was a general of the People's Liberation Army from Liuyang, Hunan. Li was the former political commissar and director for the Political Department of the Chinese People's Volunteers. Li joined the ...

Zhou Huan Zhou may refer to: Chinese history * Predynastic Zhou ( or ; –), the state in modern Shaanxi which established the Zhou dynasty * Zhou dynasty (; –256 BC), a dynasty of China controlling Shaanxi, the North China Plain, and its periphery ** Wes ...

Li Tianyou Li Tianyou (; 1914–1970) was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army. Early life Born to a poor peasant family in Lingui, Guangxi, Li joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1929, at the age of 15, and in November of that year parti ...

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Zhong Qiguang Zhong can refer to * Zhong (surname), pinyin romanization of Chinese surnames including , etc. * Zhong County, a county of Chongqing, China * Zhongjian River, a river in Hubei, China * Bianzhong, a Chinese musical instrument similar to a bell * Cha ...

Guo Tianmin Guo Tianmin ( zh, c=, s=郭天民, t=, p=Guō Tiānmín; 1905 – 26 May 1970) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China from Hubei. He was a descendant of the Tang dynasty general Guo Ziyi. Early life ...

Wei Guoqing Wei Guoqing (; Zhuang: Veiz Gozcing; 2 September 1913 – 14 June 1989) was a Chinese government official, military officer and political commissar of Zhuang ethnicity. He served as the Chairman of Guangxi from 1958 to 1975 and on the Chinese C ...

He Bingyan He Bingyan (; 5 February 1913 – 1 July 1960) was a colonel general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China from Hubei. He was known as the “one-armed General (独臂将军)” for his injuries suffered during the ...

* Lu Zhengcao *

Ulanhu Ulanhu or Ulanfu (; 23 December 1907 – 8 December 1988), born Yun Ze (), was the founding Chairman of China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, serving from 1947 to 1966. An ethnic Tumed Mongol, he took the nom de guerre Ulanhu () and had ...

Fu Zhong Fu Zhong (; 23 June 1900 – 28 July 1989) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China from Sichuan. Fu Zhong joined the Chinese Communist party in 1921, and graduated from the Moscow Sun Yat-sen Univers ...

* Zhou Shidi *

Tao Zhiyue Tao Zhiyue (; 1892 – 26 December 1988) was a Chinese military officer and politician, lieutenant general of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China, and a full general of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic o ...

Dong Qiwu Dong Qiwu (; November 27, 1899 – March 3, 1989) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. Dong was born in Hejin, Shanxi Province. He attended the military study group founded by Yan Xishan in 1919. He joined the army in 1924. H ...

Chen Mingren Chen Mingren (; 7 April 1903 – 21 May 1974) was a prominent military figure from Liling, Hunan Province, and one of the founding members of the People's Liberation Army. He was a top-level military commander in the Republic of China. He then j ...

Yan Hongyan Yan Hongyan (; 13 September 1909 – 8 January 1967) was a general of the People's Liberation Army of China. Yan was born in Anding County, Shaanxi province in 1909. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1924. He participated in the North ...

Wang Jian'an Wing Wang Jian'an (; 8 November 1907 – 25 July 1980) was a Chinese military official and general in the People's Liberation Army. Wang was born into a poor family. He enlisted in the army at the age of 17 and joined the Chinese Communist Party ...

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Li Jukui Li Jukui (; 1904–1995) was a Chinese general and politician. He was the Petroleum Industry Minister form 1955 to 1958. Li Jukui served as the president of the Logistics Institute of the PLA. Background Li came from a destitute peasant famil ...

(1958)

Generals (14 September 1988)

Since 1988, the People's Liberation Army rank of shang jiang (上将: literally, "senior general") is translated as General. *

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Liu Huaqing Liu Huaqing (; 1 October 1916 – 14 January 2011) was a Chinese revolutionary and an admiral of the People's Liberation Army Navy, who served as the third Commander-in-Chief of the Navy from 1982 through 1988. He is considered to have greatly ...

Qin Jiwei Qin Jiwei (; 16 November 1914 – 2 February 1997) was a general of the People's Republic of China, Minister of National Defense and a member of the Chinese Communist Party Politburo. Qin Jiwei was born to a poor peasant family in Huang'an (now ...

Chi Haotian Chi Haotian (; born 9 July 1929), also spelled as Chih Hao-tien, is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He served as Minister of National Defense from 1993 to 2003. Early life Chi was born 9 July 1929 in Zhaoyuan, S ...

Yang Baibing Yang Baibing (; 9 September 1920 – 15 January 2013) was a Chinese military officer. He was a senior general and political commissar in the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the younger half-brother of Yang Shangkun. Together, the two broth ...

Zhao Nanqi :''This is a Chinese and Korean name; the family name is Zhao (Cho).'' Zhao Nanqi (; 20 April 1927 – 17 June 2018), or Cho Nam-gi (), was a General of the People's Republic of China and Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consult ...

* Xu Xin *

Guo Linxiang Guo Linxiang (; September 1914 – 25 April 2010) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as political commissar of the People's Liberation Army General Logistics Department from 1973 to 1975 and political commissar of t ...

You Taizhong You Taizhong (; 1918–1998) was a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Biography He was born in Guangshan County, Henan in December 1918. He joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in January 1931, the Communist Youth Le ...

Wang Chenghan Wang Chenghan (; December 1917 – 20 November 2009) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as political commissar of the PLA Academy of Military Sciences from 1985 to 1990. He was a delegate to the 5th National People ...

* Zhang Zhen *

Li Desheng Li Desheng (; 4 May 1916 – 8 May 2011) was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He was born in Xin County, Henan, China, an area now known as the "Cradle of Generals" for the large number of senior military officers born in the r ...

Liu Zhenhua Liu Zhenhua (; 8 July 1921 – 11 July 2018) was a general ('' shangjiang'') of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and a diplomat of the People's Republic of China. He served as ambassador to Albania and Deputy Foreign Minister. Biography H ...

Xiang Shouzhi Xiang Shouzhi (; November 28, 1917 – September 2, 2017) was a Chinese general and revolutionist. He was promoted to the rank of major general (''Jiang (rank), shao jiang'') in 1955 and general (Jiang (rank), Shang jiang) in 1988. He was a membe ...

Wan Haifeng Wan Haifeng (; 25 September 1920 – 31 March 2023) was a Chinese military general. He was awarded the military rank of general ('' Shangjiang'') in September 1988. Born in Guangshan County, Henan, Wan joined the Red Army at the age of 13 and ...

* Li Yaowen *

Wang Hai Wang Hai (; 19 January 1926 – 2 August 2020) was a Chinese fighter pilot and general. A flying ace of the Korean War, he served as commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) from 1985 to 1992. He was awarded the rank of gener ...

Generals (7 June 1993)

Zhang Wannian Zhang Wannian (; 1 August 1928 – 14 January 2015) was a general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China. Biography Zhang Wannian was born in Huang County (now Longkou), Shandong Province of China on 1 August 1 ...

Yu Yongbo Yu Yongbo (; born September 1931) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as head of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department from 1992 to 2002. He was a member of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Central Commit ...

Fu Quanyou Fu Quanyou (; born November 1930) is a retired general of the People's Republic of China. Biography Fu was born in Guo County (now Yuanping), Shanxi in 1930. He joined the People's Liberation Army in October 1946, and the Chinese Communist Pa ...

Zhu Dunfa Zhu Dunfa (; 28 December 1927 – 21 July 2021) was a general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a delegate to the 6th and 7th National People's Congress, and a member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Com ...

Zhang Lianzhong Zhang Lianzhong (; born 23 June 1931) is a retired submariner and admiral of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). An army veteran of the Chinese Civil War, he trained to become a submariner in the 1960s and commanded China's first ...

Cao Shuangming Cao Shuangming (; August 1929 – 23 July 2019) was a fighter pilot and general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). He fought in the Chinese Civil War, the Korean War, and the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, and served as comm ...

Generals (8 June 1994)

Xu Huizi Xu Huizi (; 9 December 1932 – 5 January 2005) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as president of the PLA Military Sciences Academy from 1995 to 1997. He was a member of the 12th, 13th and 14th Central Committee ...

* Li Jing *

Yang Dezhong Yang Dezhong (; 1 December 1923 – 12 November 2020) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as party secretary of Tsinghua University from 1970 to 1972 and director of the Central Guard Bureau from 1978 to 1994. He w ...

Wang Ruilin Wang Ruilin (; 16 January 1930 – 8 December 2018) was a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a long-term secretary of Deng Xiaoping and served as a member of the Central Military Commission. Career Born in Zhaoyuan, ...

Zhou Keyu Zhou Keyu ( Chinese: 周柯宇; born May 17, 2002), also known by his English name Daniel Zhou, is an American born Chinese singer, dancer, and actor. He is also a member of the Chinese boy group BEST. He is a former member of the Chinese boy g ...

Ding Henggao Ding Henggao (; born 3 February 1931) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as chairperson of the Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense from 1985 to 1995. He was a member of the 8th and 9t ...

Dai Xuejiang Dai Xuejiang (; born February 1930) is a retired general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as political commissar of the Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense from 1992 to 1995. He was a delegate to ...

Lin Boang LIN or LIN may refer to: People *Lin (surname) (normally ), a Chinese surname * Lin (''The King of Fighters''), Chinese assassin character *Lin Chow Bang, character in Fat Pizza *Lin (NouerA) (Chinese name Lin Hanzhong Korean name Lim Hanjung), a ...

Gu Shanqing Gu Shanqing (; November 1931 – 23 July 2024) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as political commissar of the Chengdu Military Region from April 1990 to November 1992 and political commissar of the Beijing Milita ...

Liu Jingsong Liu Jingsong (; born July 1933) is a general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a member of the 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Biography Liu was born in the town of , in ...

* Cao Fansheng *

Zhang Taiheng Zhang Taiheng (; 5 March 1931 – 29 January 2005) was a general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a delegate to the 6th, 7th and 8th National People's Congress. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 9th ...

Song Qingwei Song Qingwei (; born March 1929 – 27 December 2022) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who was a political commissar of the Jinan Military Region from 1987 to 1994. He was a delegate to the 6th and 7th National People's C ...

* Gu Hui *

Li Xilin Li Xilin (; 2 October 1930 – 2 April 2024)原广州军区司令员李� ...

Shi Yuxiao Shi Yuxiao (; 11 April 1933 – 12 February 2005) was a general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a member of the 13th and 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the Standing Commit ...

Generals (23 January 1996)

Zhou Ziyu Zhou Ziyu (; born November 1935) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). He served as deputy director of the PLA General Political Department from 1993 to 2000 and as Deputy Secretary of the Central Commis ...

* Yu Zhenwu * Ding Wenchang * Sui Yongju

Generals (27 March 1998)

Cao Gangchuan Cao Gangchuan ( zh , s = 曹刚川 , t = 曹剛川 , p = Cáo Gāngchuān ; born December 1935) is a Chinese retired general who was the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defense. He was also state coun ...

Yang Guoliang Yang Guoliang (; born March 1938) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as commander of the Second Artillery Corps from 1992 to 2003. He was an alternate member of the 12th and 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Com ...

* Zhang Gong *

Xing Shizhong Xing Shizhong (; September 1938 – 11 March 2019) was a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He served as chief of staff and deputy commander of the Lanzhou Military Region and president of the PLA National Defence University (1995 ...

* Wang Maorun *

Fang Zuqi Fang Zuqi (; born October 1935) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as political commissar of the Nanjing Military Region from 1993 to 2000. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 10th Chinese People's Polit ...

* Tao Bojun *

Zhang Zhijian Zhang Zhijian (born May 1934) is a general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. Biography Zhang was born in 1934 in Wenxi, Shanxi. He joined the PLA in 1951. In 1992 he became the Deputy Commander of the Beijing Mili ...

Yang Guoping Yang Guoping (; born October 1934) is a general in the People's Armed Police of China who served as its commander from 1996 to 1999. He was a member of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Biography Yang was born in Zhongxi ...

Generals (29 September 1999)

Guo Boxiong Guo Boxiong (born July 1942) is a former general of the People's Liberation Army of China. He served as the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, China's top military council, between 2002 and 2012. During the same period he also held ...

Xu Caihou Xu Caihou (; June 1943 – 15 March 2015) was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the country's top military council. As vice chairman of the CMC, he was one of the ...

Generals (21 June 2000)

* Huai Fulin *

Wu Quanxu Wu may refer to: Places * Wu (region) (), a region roughly corresponding to the territory of Wuyue ** Wu Chinese (), a subgroup of Chinese languages now spoken in the Wu region ** Wuyue culture (), a regional Chinese culture in the Wu region *Wu ...

Qian Shugen Qian Shugen (; born 29 March 1939) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was an alternate member of the 13th and 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 15th and 16th Central Committee of the ...

Xiong Guangkai Xiong Guangkai (; born 15 March 1939) is a retired Chinese general. Biography Xiong was born in Shanghai on 15 March 1939, while his ancestral home in Nanchang, Jiangxi. He joined the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1956 and the Chinese Commu ...

Tang Tianbiao Tang Tianbiao (; born October 1940) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was a member of the 15th and 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 9th and 10th National People's Congress a ...

Yuan Shoufang Yuan Shoufang (), born March 1939 in Jilin City, Jilin), is a General and Director of the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CC ...

* Zhang Shutian *

Zhou Kunren Zhou Kunren (; born 10 September 1937) is a admiral in the People's Liberation Army Navy of China who served as political commissar of the South Sea Fleet from 1990 to 1993, political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy from 1993 to 199 ...

Li Jinai Li Jinai (; born July 1942) is a general in the People's Liberation Army. Biography Li Jinai was born in Teng County (now Tengzhou), Shandong in July 1942. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in May 1965 and joined the People's Liberatio ...

Shi Yunsheng Shi Yunsheng (; born 1940 in Fushun, Liaoning) is a retired naval aviator and admiral of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China. He was the fifth commander of the PLAN (1996–2003). He was the commander of air force of South Sea Fl ...

* Yang Huaiqing *

Liu Shunyao Liu Shunyao (; 1939 – 30 December 2002) was a Chinese pilot and general of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). He served as commander of the Lanzhou Military Region Air Force, deputy commander of the PLAAF (1994–1996), and comman ...

Wang Zuxun Wang Zuxun (; born May 1936) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was a delegate to the 8th National People's Congress and a member of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress. Biography Wang was born in ...

Du Tiehuan Du Tiehuan (; born August 1938) is a general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a member of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a delegate to the 9th National People's Congress. Biography Du ...

Liao Xilong Liao Xilong (; born June 1940) is a retired general in the People's Liberation Army. Biography Liao was born in Sinan, Guizhou Province. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in January 1959, and joined the Chinese Communist Party ( ...

Xu Yongqing Xu Yongqing (; born August 1938) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as political commissar of the People's Armed Police from 1996 to 2003. He was a representative of the 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communi ...

Generals (2 June 2002)

Qiao Qingchen Qiao Qingchen (born 1939 in Zhengzhou, Henan) is a Chinese Air Force general who served as the commander of the PLA Air Force The People's Liberation Army Air Force, also referred to as the Chinese Air Force () or the People's Air Force ...

Wen Zongren Wen Zongren (; November 1940 – 13 March 2008) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as political commissar of the Academy of Military Sciences (China), Academy of Military Sciences from 2000 to 2005, and political co ...

* Qian Guoliang *

Jiang Futang Jiang Futang (; born October 1941) is a general (''Jiang (rank), shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a representative of the 13th and 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the 15th and 16 ...

Chen Bingde Chen Bingde (; born July 1941) is a retired general ('' shangjiang'') in the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was the Director-General of the General Armaments Department until September 2007. In this position he acted as the head of the spac ...

Liang Guanglie Liang Guanglie ( zh , c = 梁光烈 , p = Liáng Guāngliè, also spelled as Liang Kuang-lieh; 9 December 1940 – 12 November 2024) was a Chinese general and who served as the Minister of National Defense from 2008 to 2013. Life and career ...

* Liu Shutian

Generals (20 June 2004)

Ge Zhenfeng Ge Zhenfeng (; born October 1944) is a retired general of China's People's Liberation Army. Biography Born in Qingyuan County (now Qingyuan District, Baoding), Hebei, Ge joined the PLA in June 1962 and the Chinese Communist Party in July 1965 ...

* Zhang Li *

You Xigui You Xigui (; born May 1939) is a retired general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was an alternate of the 15th and 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Biography You was born in Ding County (now Dingzhou), Hebei, ...

Zhang Wentai Zhang Wentai (; born April 1940) is a general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a member of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Biography Zhang was born in Jiaozhou County (now Jiaozhou City) ...

Hu Yanlin HU or Hu may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Hu Sanniang, a fictional character in the ''Water Margin'', one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature * Tian Hu, one of the antagonists in the ''Water Margin'' * Hollywood Unde ...

Zheng Shenxia Zheng may refer to: *Zheng (surname), Chinese surname (鄭, 郑, ''Zhèng'') *Zheng County, former name of Zhengzhou, capital of Henan, China *Guzheng (), a Chinese zither instrument with bridges *Qin Shi Huang (259 BC – 210 BC), emperor of the Q ...

Zhao Keming Zhao Keming (; born ) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was a representative of the 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, and 17th National Congress ...

Zhu Qi Zhu Qi (; born May 1942) was a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He formerly served as commander of the Beijing Military Region. Biography Zhu Qi is from Xiangyun County, Yunnan, China. He graduated from the Central Party Schoo ...

Liu Dongdong Liu Dongdong (; October 1945 – 25 February 2015) was a general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army of China. He served as political commissar of the Jinan Military Region. Biography Liu was born in Huangpi, Hubei Province in 19 ...

* Lei Mingqiu *

Liu Zhenwu Liu Zhenwu (; born August 1945) is a retired general ('' shangjiang'') of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was the first Commander of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison, and later served as Deputy Commander and Commander of the Guangzhou Mi ...

* Yang Deqing *

Wu Shuangzhan Wu Shuangzhan () is a retired Chinese general who served as commander of the People's Armed Police from 1999 to 2009. On June 20, 2004, he was awarded the military rank of general (shang jiang). He was a member of the 16th and 17th Central Co ...

Sui Mingtai Sui Mingtai (; born September 1942) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was a member of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, 15th and 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a memb ...

Generals (25 September 2004)

* Zhang Dingfa * Jing Zhiyuan

Generals (24 June 2006)

Liu Yongzhi Liu Yongzhi (; born November 1944) is a general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the China, People's Republic of China. He served as vice director of the PLA General Political Department. Biography Born in Yanling County, Henan, Yanlin ...

Sun Zhongtong Sun Zhongtong ( zh, s=孙忠同; born October 1944) is a retired general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the China, People's Republic of China. He served as vice director of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department, PLA ...

Chi Wanchun Chi Wanchun (; born April 1946) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as political commissar of the PLA General Armaments Department. Biography Born in Wendeng, Shandong, Chi graduated from the Harbin I ...

Deng Changyou Deng Changyou (; born February 1947) is a retired general of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of China. He served as political commissar of the PLAAF. Biography Born in Pengxi, Sichuan Province, Deng joined the PLA in March 19 ...

* Peng Xiaofeng *

Pei Huailiang Pei Huailiang (; born May 1941) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as president of the PLA National Defence University from 2003 to 2006. He was a delegate to the 7th and 8th National People's Congress, and a member ...

* Fu Tinggui * Yu Linxiang * Zhu Wenquan * Wang Jianmin

Generals (6 July 2007)

Xu Qiliang Xu Qiliang ( zh , s = 许其亮 , p = Xǔ Qíliàng ; 29 March 1950 – 2 June 2025) was a Chinese air force general in the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). He served as a Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Chine ...

Sun Dafa Sun Dafa (; November 1945 – 26 September 2019) was a general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as Political Commissar of the PLA General Logistics Department. Biography Sun was born in November 1945 in Jinzhai, Anhui, Repub ...

Wu Shengli Wu Shengli (; born August 1945) is a retired Chinese admiral who served as commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) from 2006 to 2017. Prior to that, he served as PLA's deputy chief of staff, commander of the South Sea Fleet and com ...

Generals (2 November 2007)

Chang Wanquan Chang Wanquan (; born January 1949) is a retired general who was the Minister of National Defense and State Councilor of China from 2013 and 2018. He was also a member of the Central Military Commission and helped to manage China's space prog ...

Generals (15 July 2008)

* Liu Zhenqi *

Huang Xianzhong Huang Xianzhong (, born 1947) is a retired general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China, and the former political commissar of the PLA Shenyang Military Region. Huang graduated from the department of missile ...

Fan Changlong Fan Changlong (; born May 1947) is a Chinese retired general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and formerly served as commander of the Jinan Military Region. Biography Fan was b ...

Generals (20 July 2009)

Ma Xiaotian Ma Xiaotian (; born August 1949) is a retired general who served as Commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) from 2012 to 2017. He also served as Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff and President of the PLA National Defenc ...

* Liu Yuan * Zhang Haiyang

Generals (19 July 2010)

Zhang Qinsheng Zhang Qinsheng (; born May 1948) is a retired general ('' shangjiang'') of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, best known for his term as the First Deputy Chief of the PLA General Staff. Biography Zhang was born in Xiaoyi, Shanxi. His posts i ...

Tong Shiping Tong Shiping (; born July 1947) is a retired admiral of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China. He served as Director of the Political Department of the PLAN, Political Commissar of the PLA National Defence University, and Head of the ...

* Liu Chengjun * Wang Xibin *

Fang Fenghui Fang Fenghui (born April 1951) is a former top general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as the Chief of Joint Staff and a member of the Central Military Commission. He was placed under investigation for corruption in 2017 ...

* Wang Guosheng *

Zhao Keshi Zhao Keshi (; born November 1947) is a retired general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He is originally from Gaoyang County in Hebei province. He has been director of the Logistic Support Department since 2012.''The Wall Street Jour ...

* Chen Guoling * Zhang Yang *

Li Shiming Li Shiming (; born December 1948) is a retired general (''shang jiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He served as commander of the Chengdu Military Region. Biography Born in Santai County, Sichuan Province, he joined the P ...

Generals (23 July 2011)

Sun Jianguo Sun Jianguo (; born 1952) is a retired admiral of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He served as Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff from 2009 to 2017. Biography Sun Jianguo was born in 1952 in Wuqiao, Hebei. He joined the People's ...

Hou Shusen Hou Shusen (; born June 1950) is a retired general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was a member of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was a representative of the 17th National Con ...

Jia Ting'an Jia Ting'an (; born September 3, 1952) is a retired general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He served as the deputy director of the Political Work Department. He was a principal aide to Jiang Zemin, former General Secretary of the Chines ...

Liu Xiaojiang Liu Xiaojiang (; born December 1949) is a retired Chinese admiral who served as Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) from 2008 to 2014. He is the son-in-law of former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party H ...

Zhang Youxia Zhang Youxia (; born July 1950) is a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and currently the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC). Zhang previously served as Head of the CMC Equipment Development Department, ...

Generals (30 July 2012)

Du Jincai Du Jincai (; born October 1952) is a retired general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army who served as Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Central Military Commission. He was also Deputy Secretary of the Cen ...

Liu Yazhou Liu Yazhou (; born 19 October 1952) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), and the political commissar of the PLA National Defence University from 2009 to 2017. Liu is the son-in-law of former Chinese pre ...

Du Hengyan Du Hengyan (; born July 1951) is a retired general ('' shangjiang'') in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He served as deputy director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission. Biography Du joined the PLA as a serv ...

Tian Xiusi Tian Xiusi (; born February 1950) is a retired Chinese general who served as Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Air Force. Previously, he was a standing committee member of the Chinese Communist Party Xinjiang committee and the ...

Wang Jianping Wang Jianping (; born December 1953) is a former general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He served as commander of the People's Armed Police and deputy chief of General Staff of the People's Liberation Army. He was dismissed in 20 ...

Xu Yaoyuan Xu Yaoyuan (; born December 1952) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as Political Commissar of the PLA Academy of Military Science and was a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist ...

Generals (23 November 2012)

Wei Fenghe Wei Fenghe (; born February 1954) is a retired general ('' shang jiang'') in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as commander of the PLA Rocket Force, formerly known as the Second Artillery Corps. From 2018 to 2023, he was the Ministe ...

Promoted in 2013

On 31 July 2013, 6 officers were promoted to general: *

Wu Changde Wu Changde (; born 1952) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as deputy director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission from 2011 to 2017. Biography Wu Changde was born in 195 ...

Wang Hongyao Wang Hongyao (; born November 1951) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as Political Commissar of the PLA General Armaments Department, and its successor organization, the Equipment Development Departm ...

Sun Sijing Sun Sijing (; born December 1951) is a retired general of the People's Liberation Army who served as Political Commissar of the People's Armed Police. Biography Sun Sijing was born in Qingdao, Shandong in December 1951. He joined the People's ...

Liu Fulian Liu Fulian (; born August 1952) is a retired general ('' shangjiang'') of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as Political Commissar of People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force. Biography Liu was born in Lai'an County, ...

Cai Yingting Cai Yingting (; born April 1954) is a former general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as commander of the Nanjing Military Region and president of the PLA Academy of Military Science, but was demoted in 2017. Career Cai Y ...

Xu Fenlin Xu Fenlin (; born July 1953) is a retired general ('' shangjiang'') of the Chinese People's Liberation Army who served as Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff from 2016 to 2017. Prior to that, he was the final Commander of the Guangzhou Military Region ...

Promoted in 2014

On 11 July 2014, 4 officers were promoted to general: *

Qi Jianguo Qi Jianguo (; born August 1952) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He served as Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff from 2012 to 2016. He formerly served as Commander of the 12th Group Army. A participant in the Sino-Vietn ...

Wang Jiaocheng Wang Jiaocheng (; born 1952) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Force. He served as the inaugural Commander of the Southern Theater Command from 2016 to 2017. Prior to that he was the Commander of the Shenyang Mil ...

Chu Yimin Chu Yimin (; born July 1953) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was the inaugural Political Commissar of the Northern Theater Command, and previously served as Political Commissar of the Shenyang Military Regi ...

Wei Liang Wei Liang (; born February 1953) is a retired general ('' shangjiang'') in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He served as Political Commissar of the Southern Theater Command. Biography Originally from Gaochun County (now Gaochun District), ...

Promoted in 2015

On 31 July 2015, 10 officers were promoted to general: *

Wang Guanzhong Wang Guanzhong (; born February 1953) is a retired general (''shang jiang'') of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as a deputy chief of the Joint Staff and was a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Par ...

Yin Fanglong Yin Fanglong (; born November 1953) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as the inaugural Political Commissar of the Central Theater Command from 2016 to 2018. Prior to that, he served as deputy director o ...

Miao Hua Miao Hua (; born November 1955) is an admiral of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He has served as director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission since October 2017. Previously he served as politi ...

Zhang Shibo Zhang Shibo (; born February 1952) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army of China. He served as commander of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison, commander of the Beijing Military Region, and president of the PLA National Defence Un ...

Song Puxuan Song Puxuan (; born March 1954) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as director of the Logistic Support Department of the Central Military Commission from 2017 to 2019. Prior to that, he served as command ...

Liu Yuejun Liu Yuejun (; born September 1954) is a general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China who served as commander of the Eastern Theater Command from 2016 to 2019. Biography Liu traces his ancestry to Rongcheng, Shandong, ...

Zhao Zongqi Zhao Zongqi (; born 1955) is a general (''shang jiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China and a former Commander of the Western Theater Command. Zhao was born in Bin County, Heilongjiang province. In his earlier year he was the de ...

Zheng Weiping Zheng Weiping (; born July 1955) is a general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He was Political Commissar of the Strategic Support Force between 2017 and 2020. He previously served as Political Commissar of the ...

Li Zuocheng Li Zuocheng (; born October 1953) is a former general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He was chief of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission from 2017 to 2022. Between 2015 and 2017, he served as the inaugu ...

* Wang Ning

Promoted in 2016

On 29 July 2016, 2 officers were promoted to general: *

Zhu Fuxi Zhu Fuxi (; 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. B ...

Yi Xiaoguang Yi Xiaoguang (; born June 1958) is a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) who served as commander of the Central Theater Command from 2017 to 2021. Previously he served as President of the Air Force Command Academy, Co ...

Promoted in 2017

On 28 July 2017, 5 officers were promoted to general: *

Han Weiguo Han Weiguo (; born January 1956) is a general (''shang jiang'') of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was Commander of the PLA Ground Force from August 2017 to June 2021, and formerly served as the inaugural Commander of the Central ...

Liu Lei Liu Lei (; born February 1957) is a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He has been Political Commissar of the PLA Ground Force since December 2015, and formerly served as Political Commissar of the Lanzhou Military Region an ...

Yu Zhongfu Yu Zhongfu (; born July 1956) is a general of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of China. Having served in the PLAAF for more than 40 years, he was appointed Political Commissar of the PLAAF in July 2015. He was replaced by general ...

Wang Jiasheng Wang Jiasheng (; born January 1955) is a retired general ('' Shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He was Political Commissar of the PLA Rocket Force (previously known as the Second Artillery Force) from 2014 to 2020. He ...

Gao Jin Gao Jin (; born April 1959) is a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). Since April 2019, he has served as Director of the Logistic Support Department of the Central Military Commission. Prior to that, he served as the inaugural co ...

On 2 November 2017, one officer was promoted to general: *

Zhang Shengmin Zhang Shengmin (; born February 1958) is a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Rocket Force. He is a member of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and Secretary of the CMC Commission for Discipline Inspection. He is also a Deputy ...

Promoted in 2019

On 31 July 2019, 10 officers were promoted to general: *

Li Shangfu Li Shangfu (; born February 1958) is a Chinese aerospace engineer and former military administrator. He served as the 13th Minister of National Defense and as State Councillor of China from March to October 2023. Li joined the People's Liberati ...

Yuan Yubai Yuan Yubai (; born May 1956) is an admiral of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He has been commander of the Southern Theater Command from January 2017 to June 2021 and formerly served as commander of the North Sea Fleet from 2014 ...

Wu Shezhou Wu Shezhou (; born 1958) is a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Force. He has been Political Commissar of the Western Theater Command since January 2017. Biography Wu Shezhou was born in Hanchuan, Hubei Province in 1958, an ...

Fan Xiaojun Fan Xiaojun (; born 1956) is a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). He had been Political Commissar of the Northern Theater Command since April 2017, and formerly served as Director of the Political Department of t ...

Zhu Shengling Zhu Shengling (; born November 1957) is a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He has served as Political Commissar of the Central Theater Command since 2019. He previously served as Political Commissar of the People's Armed Police f ...

Shen Jinlong Shen Jinlong (; born October 1956) is a Chinese admiral who served as Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) from 2017 to 2021. Biography Shen was born in Nanhui, Shanghai in October 1956. Shen's military career began as an enlis ...

Qin Shengxiang Qin Shengxiang (; born February 1957) is an admiral of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) who was the Political Commissar of the PLA Navy from September 2017 to January 2022. He formerly served as Director of the General Office of t ...

Ding Laihang Ding Laihang (; born September 1957) is a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) who served as Commander of People's Liberation Army Air Force from 2017 to 2021. Prior to that, he was commander of the Shenyang Military ...

Zheng He Zheng He (also romanized Cheng Ho; 1371–1433/1435) was a Chinese eunuch, admiral and diplomat from the early Ming dynasty, who is often regarded as the greatest admiral in History of China, Chinese history. Born into a Muslims, Muslim famil ...

An Zhaoqing An Zhaoqing (; born May 1957) is a retired general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China who served as political commissar of the People's Armed Police from 2019 to 2022. He a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese C ...

On 12 December 2019, 7 officers were promoted to general: *

He Weidong He Weidong ( zh, s=何卫东; born May 1957) is a general ( shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as the Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission from March 2023 till his removal in March 2025, and member of the 2 ...

* He Ping * Wang Jianwu *

Li Qiaoming Li Qiaoming (; born April 1961) is a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), currently serving as commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force, PLA Ground Force. He served as commander of the Northern Theater Command fro ...

Zhou Yaning Zhou Yaning (; born December 1957) is a general (''shang jiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He served as commander of the PLA Rocket Force from 2017 to 2022. Biography Zhou Yaning was born in Nangong, Hebei. He joined the ...

Li Fengbiao Li Fengbiao (; born October 1959) is a general (''Jiang (rank), Shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He is the current political commissar of the Western Theater Command, one of Theater commands of the People's Liberation Army, the ...

Yang Xuejun Yang Xuejun (; born April 1963) is a Chinese educator and computer scientist currently serving as president of the PLA Academy of Military Science. Previously he served as president of the National University of Defense Technology. He was promo ...

Promoted in 2020

On 29 July 2020, one officer was promoted to general: *

Xu Zhongbo Xu Zhongbo (; born October 1960) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China, served as political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force from 2020 to 2023. He is an alternate of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese ...

On 18 December 2020, 4 officers were promoted to general: *

Guo Puxiao Guo Puxiao (; born January 1964) is a general ('' Shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China and the political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) since January 2022. He previously served as the political ...

Zhang Xudong Zhang Xudong (; November 1962 – 1 October 2021) was a general ('' Shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He was commander of the Western Theater Command. He was promoted to the rank of major general ('' shaojiang'') in J ...

* Li Wei *

Wang Chunning Wang Chunning (; born March 1963) is a general of the People's Liberation Army of China, currently serving as commander of the People's Armed Police. He was promoted to the rank of major general ('' shaojiang'') in 2011, lieutenant general ('' ...

Promoted in 2021

On 5 July 2021, 4 officers were promoted to general: * Wang Xiubin *

Xu Qiling Xu Qiling (; born July 1962) is a general ('' Shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was the commander of the Western Theater Command. He formerly served as commander of the Western Theater Command Ground Force, commander of the ...

* Liu Zhenli * Ju Qiansheng On 6 September 2021, 5 officers were promoted to general: *

Wang Haijiang Wang Haijiang (; born July 1963) is a general ('' Shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), currently serving as commander of Western Theater Command since August 2021. He previously served as commander of Xinjiang Military District, a ...

Lin Xiangyang Lin Xiangyang (; born October 1964) is a general (''Jiang (rank), shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who is the current commander of Eastern Theater Command, in office since January 2022. Biography Born in the town of Haikou, Fuji ...

Dong Jun Dong Jun ( zh, s=董军, p=Dǒng Jūn; born in 1961) is a Chinese admiral of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He was the Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy from September 2021 to December 2023. On 29 December 2023, he was app ...

Chang Dingqiu Chang Dingqiu (; born January 1967) is a general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) serving as Commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force, succeeding Ding Laihang in September 2021. He is a member of the 20th Centr ...

* Xu Xueqiang

Promoted in 2022

On 21 January 2022, 7 officers were promoted to general: *

Liu Qingsong Liu Qingsong (; born November 1963) is an admiral ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), serving as political commissar of the Eastern Theater Command. He previously served as political commissar of the Northern Theater Command ...

* Wu Ya'nan *

Xu Deqing Xu Deqing (; 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 Nationa ...

Qin Shutong Qin Shutong (; born November 1963) is a general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force from January 2022 to December 2024. He is a representative of t ...

Yuan Huazhi Yuan Huazhi (; born October 1961) is an admiral ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He has been Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy since January 2022. He attained the rank of rear admiral ('' shaoj ...

* Li Yuchao *

Zhang Hongbing Zhang Hongbing (; born January 1966) is a general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as Political Commissar of the 76th Group Army from March 2017 to December 2019. Previously he served as Director of Political De ...

On 8 September 2022, 1 officer was promoted to general: * Wang Qiang

Promoted in 2023

On 18 January 2023, 1 officer was promoted to general: * Huang Ming On 28 June 2023, 2 officers were promoted to general: *

Zheng Xuan Zheng Xuan (127– July 200), courtesy name Kangcheng (), was a Chinese philosopher, politician, and writer who lived towards the end of the Eastern Han dynasty. He was born in Gaomi, Beihai Commandery (modern Weifang, Shandong), and was a ...

* Ling Huanxin On 31 July 2023, 2 officers were promoted to general: *

Wang Houbin Wang Houbin (; born 1961) is a general and former vice admiral of the People's Liberation Army of China. As of July 2023, he is serving as the commander of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force. He was previously deputy commander of the Peopl ...

Xu Xisheng Xu Xisheng (; born April 1964) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China, currently serving as political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force. He is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Commu ...

On 25 December 2023, 2 officers were promoted to general: *

Wang Wenquan Wang Wenquan (; born December 1962) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China, who has served as the political commissar of the Southern Theater Command since December 2023. Biography Wang was born in Xinzhou County, Hubei, in Decem ...

Hu Zhongming Hu Zhongming (; born January 1964) is an admiral ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who has been the commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy since December 2023. He previously served as commander of the North Sea Fleet ...

Promoted in 2024

On 28 March 2024, 2 officers were promoted to general: * Wang Renhua * Xiao Tianliang On 9 July 2024, 1 officer was promoted to general: * He Hongjun On 23 December 2024, 1 officer was promoted to general: * Chen Hui

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