Wang Jianping

Wang Jianping
王建平
Military service
Allegiance	China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army
Rank	General
Commands	Deputy Chief of joint Staff

Wang Jianping (Chinese: 王建平; born December 1953) is a general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He is currently the Deputy Chief of General Staff of the People's Liberation Army. He is a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. He formerly served as Commander of the People's Armed Police.

Biography

Wang traces his ancestry to Zanhuang County, Hebei; he was born in Fushun, Liaoning province. He joined the military in 1969, and served on the artillery force of the 40th Group Army. In 1992 he became commander of the 120th Division of the 40th Group Army. Thereafter he entered the mechanical division of the People's Armed Police (PAP). In 1996, he became head of the Tibet People's Armed Police contingent, then became deputy commander of the People's Armed Police in june 2009 and was named commander of People's Armed Police in june 2012. In December 2014 he was transferred back to the PLA to become deputy chief of joint staff. In January 2015 Wang became deputy head of a coordinating group on military training.

After comprehensive reforms to the People's Liberation Army in 2015, Wang was named Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff Department. In August 2016, the South China Morning Post reported that Wang had been arrested to face charges in connection to the Zhou Yongkang case. Wang was curiously not present at the Sixth Plenum of the 18th Central Committee held in October 2016, further confirming rumours that he was in trouble.

Wang was initially an alternate member of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, ranked 4th out of 167 alternate members. He was made a full member upon the expulsion of Bo Xilai in 2012. He is a full member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.