Xu Qiling
Xu Qiling | |||||||
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徐起零 | |||||||
| Commander of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force | |||||||
| Assumed office December 2018 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Qin Weijiang | ||||||
| Commander of the 79th Group Army | |||||||
| In office March 2017 – December 2018 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Huo Jiangang | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | July 1962 (age 62) Huaiyang District, Zhoukou, Henan | ||||||
| Political party | Communist Party of China | ||||||
| Occupation | Military officer | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant general | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Chinese | 徐起零 | ||||||
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Xu Qiling (Chinese: 徐起零; born July 1962) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He has been Commander of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force since December 2018, and formerly served as Commander of the 79th Group Army.
Biography
Xu was born in Huaiyang District, Zhoukou, Henan in July 1963. He served in Jinan Military Region for a long time before serving as Commander of the 83rd Group Army. He was Deputy Commander of the Central Theater Command in 2016, and held that office until March 2017, when he was appointed Commander of the 79th Group Army.[1][2] He rose to become Commander of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force in December 2018, replacing Qin Weijiang.[3] On December 11, 2019, he was awarded the military rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) by Central Military Commission chairman Xi Jinping.[4]
He was a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.
References
- ^ Wang Jun (王俊) (27 July 2016). 陆军第54集团军原参谋长徐起零少将任中部战区陆军副司令员. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ 多个集团军主官亮相 张孟滨任82军政委. caixin.com (in Chinese). 2 August 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Yan Hongliang (闫宏亮) (3 January 2019). 接棒秦卫江 徐起零出任东部战区陆军司令. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Song Guoqing (宋国庆); Li Xiaojing (李晓婧) (11 December 2019). 刘发庆、黄铭等6名陆军军官晋升中将军衔. Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 December 2019.