Wang Zhongcai Explained

Office1:Commander of the Eastern Theater Command Navy
Term Start1:June 2022
1Blankname1:Political Commissar
1Namedata1:Mei Wen
Predecessor1:Wei Gang
Wang Zhongcai
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Li County, Hebei, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:PLA Naval Aviation University
Serviceyears:1980–present
Rank: Vice Admiral
Commands:Eastern Theater Command Navy

Wang Zhongcai (; born November 1963) is a vice admiral in the People's Liberation Army of China who is the current deputy commander of the Eastern Theater Command and commander of the Eastern Theater Command Navy.

Biography

Wang was born in Li County, Hebei, in November 1963, and graduated from the . In 1987, he was admitted to, where he graduated in 1991.

After university, he was assigned to the North Sea Fleet, where he successively served as trainee deputy captain of Siping missile frigate, deputy captain of Harbin missile destroyer and deputy captain of Qingdao missile destroyer, and vice captain and captain of Hangzhou missile destroyer.[1] After that, he served in the East Sea Fleet for a long time and became commander of the in 2013 and deputy chief of staff of the East Sea Fleet in June 2016.[2]

In 2018, he was appointed commander of the newly founded China Coast Guard.[3] [4]

In June 2022, he was recalled to the original Eastern Theater Command and commissioned as deputy commander and commander of its Navy.[5]

He attained the rank of rear admiral (shaojiang) in July 2017 and vice admiral (zhongjiang) in June 2022.[6]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://news.sohu.com/20050413/n225156563.shtml . zh:18年后的回眸与展望—中国航空母舰舰长班揭秘. 2005-04-13 . Sohu . zh . 2022-08-16 . 2017-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202031253/http://news.sohu.com/20050413/n225156563.shtml.
  2. Web site: http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1478071 . zh:王仲才任东海舰队副参谋长,系我军首届“飞行员舰长班”学员 . Yue, Huairang . 2016-06-02 . thepaper . zh . 2022-08-16 . 2018-01-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180107180608/http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1478071.
  3. Web site: zh:王仲才少将任中国人民武装警察部队海警总队司令员 . https://www.163.com/dy/article/E2HQ2L690511KMS0.html . 163.com . 2022-08-16 . 2018-12-08 . zh.
  4. News: Ying Yu, Lin . Changes in China's Coast Guard . 16 August 2022 . thediplomat.com . 30 January 2019.
  5. Web site: zh:区领导走访慰问东部战区海军 . http://www.haishu.gov.cn/art/2022/8/1/art_1229100495_58966867.html . haishu.gov.cn . 2022-08-16 . 2022-08-01.
  6. 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.