Jing Wenchun Explained

Jing Wenchun
Native Name:景文春
Native Name Lang:zh-cn
Office:Deputy Commander of the PLA Air Force
Term Start:August 2006
Term End:July 2012
1Blankname:Commander
1Namedata:Xu Qiliang
Office1:Commander of the Beijing Military Region Air Force
Term Start1:December 2004
Term End1:August 2006
Predecessor1:Li Yongjin
Successor1:Jia Yongsheng
Birth Place:Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Serviceyears:1968–2012
Rank: Lieutenant General

Jing Wenchun (; born May 1949) is a retired lieutenant general (zhong jiang) of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of China. He served as Deputy Commander of the PLAAF and Commander of the Beijing Military Region Air Force.

Biography

Jing Wenchun was born in May 1949 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. He entered PLAAF No. 7 Aviation School in 1965, and joined the air force as a fighter pilot upon his graduation in 1968.[1]

He became a regiment commander in the Beijing Military Region Air Force (Beijing MRAF) in 1980, and later rose to commander of the 17th division of the Beijing MRAF. He then served as deputy commander and commander of Kunming Air Base in the 1990s. He attained the rank of major general in 1995.[1]

Jing served as commander of the 10th Corps (1998), deputy commander of the Beijing MR and commander of the Beijing MRAF (2002–2006) before becoming deputy commander of the PLAAF in August 2006. As one of several deputy commanders, he is in charge of the departments of supporting arms in the Headquarters (electronic warfare, radar and communications, education institutions, and key weapons projects).[2] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general in July 2006.[1]

Jing retired from active service in July 2012, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 63 for deputy military region (DMR)-level commanders. He was replaced by Zhou Laiqiang.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jing Wenchun . . 5 June 2015 . Chinese . 10 September 2015 . 26 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181026214319/http://cped.nccu.edu.tw/node/1141834 . dead .
  2. Book: You Ji . Meeting the Challenge of the Upcoming PLAAF Leadership Reshuffle . The Chinese Air Force: Evolving Concepts, Roles, and Capabilities . 2012 . . 978-0-16-091386-0 . 219.
  3. News: http://paper.wenweipo.com/2012/07/21/PL1207210005.htm . zh:空軍高級將領調整傳遞用人新政 . . 2012-07-21 . Chinese.