Wang Haijiang Explained

Office1:Commander of Western Theater Command
Term Start1:August 2021
Predecessor1:Xu Qiling
Office2:Commander of Xinjiang Military District
Term Start2:March 2021
Term End2:August 2021
Predecessor2:Liu Wanlong
Successor2:TBA
Office3:Commander of Tibet Military District
Term Start3:December 2019
Term End3:March 2021
Predecessor3:Xu Yong
Successor3:Wang Kai
Wang Haijiang
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Anyue County, Sichuan, China
Rank: General

Wang Haijiang (; born July 1963) is a general (Shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), currently serving as commander of Western Theater Command since August 2021. He previously served as commander of Xinjiang Military District, and commander of Tibet Military District from 2016 to 2018.

Biography

Wang was born in Anyue County, Sichuan in July 1963. Wang participated in the Sino-Vietnamese War and won first class merit. After war, he became secretary of Li Qianyuan, former commander of Lanzhou Military Region. He served in the 76th Group Army since 1997. In January 2013 he was promoted to become deputy commander of Nanjiang Military District, a position he held until 2016, when he was appointed deputy commander of Tibet Military District.[1] In December 2019, he rose to become commander there. In March 2021, he was transferred to northwest China's Xinjiang and appointed commander of Xinjiang Military District, he remained in that position until August 2021, when he was elevated to commander of Western Theater Command.[2] [3]

On December 10, 2019, he was awarded the military rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) by Central Military Commission chairman Xi Jinping.[4] On 6 September 2021, he was awarded the military rank of general (shangjiang) by Xi Jinping.[5]

He was a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

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Notes and References

  1. News: 14 November 2016 . zh:汪海江出任西藏军区副司令员,曾任南疆军区副司令员 . 11 December 2019 . . zh.
  2. News: https://www.rfi.fr/cn/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD/20210906-%E4%B9%A0%E8%BF%91%E5%B9%B3%E4%BB%8A%E5%86%8D%E6%99%8B%E5%8D%875%E5%90%8D%E4%B8%8A%E5%B0%86 . zh:习近平今再晋升5名上将 . rfi.fr . 6 September 2021 . 7 September 2021 . zh.
  3. News: Lin Yunshi (Chinese: 林韵诗) . 6 September 2021 . zh:时隔两个月再晋上将 战区军兵种军校齐换帅 . 7 September 2021 . . zh.
  4. News: Song Guoqing (Chinese: 宋国庆) . Li Xiaojing (Chinese: 李晓婧) . 11 December 2019 . zh:刘发庆、黄铭等6名陆军军官晋升中将军衔 . 11 December 2019 . . zh.
  5. News: Mei Changwei (Chinese: 梅常伟) . 6 September 2021 . zh:中央军委举行晋升上将军衔仪式 习近平颁发命令状并向晋衔的军官表示祝贺 . 7 September 2021 . . zh.