Dong Jun
Dong Jun | |||||||
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董军 | |||||||
| 9th Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy | |||||||
| Assumed office September 2021[1] | |||||||
| Preceded by | Shen Jinlong | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) Yantai, Shandong, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Dalian Naval Academy | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Navy | ||||||
| Years of service | ?–present | ||||||
| Rank |  Admiral | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 董军 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 董軍 | ||||||
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Dong Jun (Chinese: 董军; born in 1963) is an admiral (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) serving as Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy, succeeding Shen Jinlong in September 2021.
Biography
In 2013, Dong was appointed deputy commander of East Sea Fleet, and held that office until December 2014, when he was appointed deputy chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army Navy. In January 2017, he was promoted to become deputy commander of Southern Theater Command.[2] In March 2021, he became deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy, rising to commander in August 2021.[3][4]
He was promoted to the rank of rear admiral (shaojiang) in July 2012, vice admiral (zhongjiang) in July 2018 and admiral (shangjiang) in September 2021.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Xi presents orders to promote military officers to rank of general".
- ^ Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (27 March 2017). 海军原副参谋长董军少将出任南部战区副司令员. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ 习近平今再晋升5名上将. rfi.fr (in Chinese). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Lin Yunshi (林韵诗) (6 September 2021). 时隔两个月再晋上将 战区军兵种军校齐换帅. caixin (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Xi presents orders to promote military officers to rank of general". chinadaily.com.cn. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Mei Changwei (梅常伟) (6 September 2021). 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. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
Generals and admirals of the People's Republic of China in active service | ||
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| Ground Force and Strategic Support Force |  | |
| Navy* | ||
| Air Force | ||
| Rocket Force | ||
| Armed Police Force | ||
*Although navy shang jiang is officially translated as "admiral", there is no distinction between "general" and "admiral" in Chinese. | ||
