Mei Wen Explained

Office1:Political Commissar of the Eastern Theater Command Navy
Term Start1:March 2022
1Blankname1:Commander
1Namedata1:Wang Zhongcai
Predecessor1:Liu Qingsong
Mei Wen
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Huangmei County, Hubei, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Dalian Naval Academy
Serviceyears:1985–present
Rank: Vice Admiral
Commands:Eastern Theater Command Navy

Mei Wen (; born 1965) is a vice admiral in the People's Liberation Army of China who is the current deputy political commissar of the Eastern Theater Command and political commissar of the Eastern Theater Command Navy.

Biography

Mei was born in Huangmei County, Hubei, in 1965.[1] He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) during university in 1985. After graduated from Dalian Naval Academy, he was assigned to the South Sea Fleet (now Southern Theater Command Navy).[2]

He was appointed political commissar of the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning on 25 September 2012.[3] In May 2016, he became political commissar of the and later served as political commissar of the .[4] [5] In March 2022, he was commissioned as deputy political commissar of the Eastern Theater Command and political commissar of the Eastern Theater Command Navy.[6]

He was promoted to the rank of rear admiral (shaojiang) in July 2017 and vice admiral (zhongjiang) in June 2022.[7]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://news.ifeng.com/mil/special/carrier2012/content-3/detail_2012_09/26/17899551_0.shtml. Liu Feichao (Chinese: 刘飞超) . Xiong Hui (Chinese: 熊辉) . zh:航母政委梅文：高考落榜后不肯待业坚持当兵. ifeng.com. 26 September 2012. 2012-09-28. zh. 2016-06-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20160629135307/http://news.ifeng.com/mil/special/carrier2012/content-3/detail_2012_09/26/17899551_0.shtml.
  2. News: http://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E9%A6%96%E9%9A%BB%E8%88%AA%E6%AF%8D%E5%85%A5%E8%BB%8D-%E8%83%A1%E6%BA%AB%E7%BD%95%E6%9C%89%E5%90%8C%E5%A0%B4-%E5%91%BD%E5%90%8D%E6%8E%88%E6%97%97-%E9%81%BC%E5%AF%A7-%E8%99%9F-211237067.html . zh:首隻航母入軍 胡溫罕有同場 命名授旗「遼寧」號 . mingpao . 26 September 2012 . 16 August 2022 . zh . 5 January 2013 . https://archive.today/20130105155921/hk.news.yahoo.com/%E9%A6%96%E9%9A%BB%E8%88%AA%E6%AF%8D%E5%85%A5%E8%BB%8D-%E8%83%A1%E6%BA%AB%E7%BD%95%E6%9C%89%E5%90%8C%E5%A0%B4-%E5%91%BD%E5%90%8D%E6%8E%88%E6%97%97-%E9%81%BC%E5%AF%A7-%E8%99%9F-211237067.html . bot: unknown .
  3. Web site: http://news.ifeng.com/mil/2/detail_2012_09/25/17888625_0.shtml. zh:中国首艘航母“辽宁”舰长为张峥 政委为梅文. ifeng.com. 2012-09-25. 2016-05-27. 2016-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624161947/http://news.ifeng.com/mil/2/detail_2012_09/25/17888625_0.shtml. zh.
  4. News: zh:中国首艘航母辽宁舰换将：“博士舰长”刘喆出任新舰长. http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1475208. 2022-08-16. thepaper. zh. 2016-05-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20160530024622/http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1475208.
  5. Web site: zh:10月26日 中国人民解放军海军少将，现任32069部队政委梅文一行参观赛珍珠馆. zh . https://rabe.nju.edu.cn/zxdt/hdfb/20201028/i156518.html . rabe.nju.edu.cn . 2022-08-16 . 2020-10-28.
  6. Web site: zh:辽宁舰原政委梅文已担任东部战区海军政委 . https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2022-08-04/doc-imizirav6666064.shtml . sina . 2022-08-04 . 2022-08-16. zh.
  7. Web site: http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1752181 . zh:辽宁舰原舰长张峥、原政委梅文双双晋升少将军衔 . Yue, Huairang . 2017-08-04 . thepaper . zh . 2022-08-16 . 2018-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180108062432/http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1752181.

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