Xu Xisheng Explained

Office1:Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force
Term Start1:July 2023
1Blankname1:Commander
1Namedata1:Wang Houbin
Predecessor1:Xu Zhongbo
Office2:Deputy Political Commissar of the Southern Theater Command
Term Start2:July 2017
Term End2:July 2023
1Blankname2:Political Commissar
1Namedata2:Wei Liang
Wang Jianwu
Xu Xisheng
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Xintai, Shandong, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Allegiance: China
Branch: People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (2023–present)
(until 2023)

Xu Xisheng (; born April 1964) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China, currently serving as political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force.

He is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] [2] He was a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

Biography

Xu was born in Xintai County (now Xintai), Tai'an, Shandong province, in April 1964.

Xu once served as political commissar of the Fuzhou Command Post of the People's Liberation Army Air Force, director of the Political Department of the Beijing Military Region Air Force, and director of the Political Work Department of the Central Theater Command Air Force.[3]

He was deputy political commissar of the Southern Theater Command in July 2017, in addition to serving as political commissar of the Southern Theater Command Air Force.

He attained the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2018.[4] He was promoted to general on 31 July 2023.

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Fu Zhongming (Chinese: 符仲明) . http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/szyw/202209/25/t20220925_38126370.shtml . zh:中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会代表名单 . ce.cn . 25 September 2022 . 4 November 2022 . zh.
  2. News: Xu Kun (Chinese: 徐锟) . http://cn.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202210/22/WS63537f11a310817f312f2d1a.html . zh:中国共产党第二十届中央委员会候补委员名单(171名) . Chinadaily . 22 October 2022 . 4 November 2022 . zh.
  3. News: Zhong Yuhao (Chinese: 钟煜豪) . https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1508132 . zh:原北空政治工作部主任徐西盛调任中部战区空军政治工作部主任 . thepaper . 3 March 2018 . 4 November 2022 . zh.
  4. News: Yue Huairang (Chinese: 岳怀让) . Jiang Ziwen (Chinese: 蒋子文) . https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2300194 . zh:堵远放、徐西盛、郭普校晋升空军中将,徐国明等晋升空军少将 . thepaper . 28 July 2018 . 4 November 2022 . zh.