Li Wei (born 1960) explained

Office:Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Information Support Force
Term Start:19 April 2024
Predecessor:Office established
Office1:Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
Term Start1:December 2020
Term End1:19 April 2024
Predecessor1:Zheng Weiping
Successor1:Office abolished
Li Wei
Native Name:李伟
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Jiyuan, Henan, China
Occupation:Military officer
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Rank: General
Branch: People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
Serviceyears:?-present
Module:
Child:yes
P:Lǐ Wěi

Li Wei (; born September 1960) is a general (Shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China and the current political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Information Support Force. He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2008, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2016,[1] and general (Shangjiang) in December 2020.[2] He served as the political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force from 2020 to 2024.

Biography

Li was born in Jiyuan, Henan, in September 1960. He served in Lanzhou Military Region for a long time. He was director of Political Department of the 47th Group Army in July 2007 and its deputy political commissar in 2010. In October 2010, he succeeded Lin Miaoxin as political commissar of . In September 2013, he became political commissar of the 76th Group Army, concurrently holding the political commissar position of Xinjiang Military District in December 2014. He became a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee in July 2015 and again in 2018.[3] In December 2020, he was appointed political commissar of People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force, replacing Zheng Weiping.[4] On 19 April 2024, he was appointed as the political commissar of the newly established Information Support Force.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Yue Huairang (Chinese: 岳怀让). https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1508328 . zh:陆军举行将官晋衔仪式,8人晋升中将、32人晋升少将 . thepaper.cn . 3 August 2016 . 20 December 2020 . zh.
  2. News: Li Xuanliang (Chinese: 李宣良). http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/leaders/2020-12/18/c_1126879375.htm . zh:中央军委举行晋升上将军衔警衔仪式 习近平颁发命令状并向晋衔的军官警官表示祝贺 . xinhuanet.com . 18 December 2020 . 20 December 2020 . zh.
  3. News: Yi Yi (Chinese: 伊一). http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/201507/29/t20150729_6071020.shtml . zh:官方消息确认新疆军区政委李伟任自治区党委常委 . ce.cn . 29 July 2015 . 20 December 2020 . zh.
  4. News: 18 December 2020 . Xi Focus: Xi presents orders to promote military, armed police officers . 20 December 2020 . xinhuanet.com.
  5. News: Hille . Kathrin . 19 April 2024 . Xi Jinping tightens grip on China’s military with new information warfare unit . 20 April 2024 . Financial Times.