Wang Xiubin Explained

Office1:Commander of the Southern Theater Command
Term Start1:June 2021
Term End1:July 2024
Predecessor1:Yuan Yubai
Successor1:Wu Yanan
Office2:Chief of Staff of the Eastern Theater Command
Term Start2:April 2019
Term End2:June 2021
Predecessor2:Yang Hui
Wang Xiubin
Native Name:王秀斌
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Rudong County, Jiangsu, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Serviceyears:1983–present
Rank: General

Wang Xiubin (; born March 1964) is a general (Shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).[1] He was commander of the Southern Theater Command from June 2021 to July 2024. He is an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[2]

Biography

Wang was born in Rudong County, Jiangsu, in March 1964. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in January 1983. He served in the 1st Group Army for a long time. He was deputy commander of the 31st Group Army in 2013 and the 1st Group Army in 2015. In 2015, he attended the 2015 China Victory Day Parade, a military parade held in Beijing to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day of World War II.[2] In July 2016 he was promoted to become commander of the 1st Group Army, a position he held until 2017. In March 2017, he was made commander of the 80th Group Army. In April 2019, he became deputy commander of the Eastern Theater Command, concurrently holding the chief of staff position. He rose to become commander of the Southern Theater Command in June 2021.

He was promoted to the rank of major general (Shaojiang) in July 2014, lieutenant general (Zhongjiang) in December 2019, and general (Shangjiang) in July 2021.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Yu Hui (Chinese: 余晖). https://new.qq.com/omn/20210705/20210705A0BT6Z00.html . zh:四位将军同时晋升上将!职务均系首次披露 . qq.com . 5 July 2021 . 6 July 2021 . zh.
  2. News: Wang Yanan (Chinese: 王亚南). https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2019-08-13/doc-ihytcern0534764.shtml . zh:中央候补委员晋升战区级 曾是九三阅兵将军领队 . sina . 13 August 2019 . 6 July 2021 . zh.
  3. News: Jia Nan (Chinese: 贾楠). https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2021-07-05/doc-ikqcfnca5103262.shtml . zh:4人晋升上将! . Sina . 5 July 2021 . 6 July 2021 . zh.