Wang Jiaocheng (; born 1952) is a retired general of the Chinese

People's Liberation Army Ground Force The People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF), also referred to as the PLA Army, is the army, land-based service branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), and also its largest and oldest branch. The PLAGF can trace its lineage from 192 ...

. He served as the inaugural Commander of the

Southern Theater Command The Southern Theater Command () is one of the Theater commands of the People's Liberation Army, five theater commands of the People's Liberation Army, founded on 1 February 2016. Its predecessor was the Guangzhou Military Region. Its jurisdicti ...

from 2016 to 2017. Prior to that he was the Commander of the Shenyang Military Region between 2012 and 2016, and Deputy Commander of the

Nanjing Military Region The Nanjing Military Region () was one of the former seven military command regions for the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Its jurisdiction covered all military and armed police located in Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Shangh ...

from 2007 to 2012.

Biography

Wang Jiaocheng was born in 1952 in

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Province, of Lai'an,

Anhui Anhui is an inland Provinces of China, province located in East China. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, bordering Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the east, Jiang ...

ancestry. He graduated from Zhejiang University High School, and joined the PLA in 1969. He served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the

from 2000 to 2005, Commander of the 12th Group Army from 2005 to 2007, and Deputy Commander of the Nanjing MR from 2007 to 2012. He became Commander of the Shenyang Military Region in 2012. He attained the rank of major general in July 2000, lieutenant general ('' zhong jiang'') in July 2009, and full general in July 2014. On February 1, 2016, Wang was named commander of the re-organized

. Wang was a full member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Jiaocheng 1952 births Living people People's Liberation Army generals from Zhejiang Politicians from Hangzhou Members of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Deputy commanders of the Nanjing Military Region Deputy chiefs of staff of the Nanjing Military Region Commanders of Southern Theater Command Chinese Communist Party politicians from Zhejiang People's Republic of China politicians from Zhejiang