Gu Wengen Explained

Gu Wengen
Native Name:顾文根
Native Name Lang:zh-cn
Office:Deputy Commander of the PLA Navy
Term Start:January 2008
Term End:December 2009
1Blankname:Commander
1Namedata:Wu Shengli
Successor:Xu Hongmeng
Office1:Commander of the South Sea Fleet
Term Start1:July 2004
Term End1:January 2008
Predecessor1:Wu Shengli
Successor1:Su Shiliang
Birth Place:Nanhui, Shanghai, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Serviceyears:1965−2009
Rank: Vice-Admiral

Gu Wengen (; born November 1946) is a retired vice-admiral (zhong jiang) of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China. He served as Deputy Commander of the PLAN and Commander of the South Sea Fleet.

Biography

Gu Wengen was born in November 1946 in Nanhui, Shanghai, and enlisted in the PLAN in 1965.[1]

Gu spent most of his career in the PLAN's East Sea Fleet, rising to deputy chief of staff, and then deputy commander in 1996. He also attained the rank of rear admiral the same year. In July 2004, he was promoted to commander of the South Sea Fleet and concurrently deputy commander of the Guangzhou Military Region,[1] succeeding Wu Shengli.[2] He was promoted to vice-admiral in July 2005, and appointed deputy commander of the PLA Navy in January 2008.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gu Wengen . . 2015-06-05 . Chinese . 2015-09-23 . 2015-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925091248/http://cped.nccu.edu.tw/node/1141846 . dead .
  2. News: 顾文根任南海舰队司令 外界指是考虑台海因素 . China.com . 2004-07-20 . Chinese.