Wang Kai (born 1963)
Wang Kai | |||||||
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王凯 | |||||||
| Commander of the Tibet Military District | |||||||
| Assumed office March 2021 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Wang Haijiang | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | April 1963 (age 61) Meishan County, Sichuan, China | ||||||
| Political party |  Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | ?–present | ||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant general | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 王凯 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 王凱 | ||||||
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Wang Kai (Chinese: 王凯; born April 1963) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) serving as commander of the Tibet Military District, succeeding Wang Haijiang in March 2021.
Biography
[edit]Wang was born in Meishan County (now Meishan), Sichuan, in April 1963. During the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Wang, the then 37th Division commander of the 13th Army, led the troops to the disaster area first.[1] In 2009, he rose to become chief of staff of the 14th Army. In July 2013, he was made commander of the 13th Army.[2] In April 2017, he was commissioned as deputy commander of the Western Theater Command Ground Force, he remained in that position until March 2021, when he was transferred to Tibet and given the position of commander of the Tibet Military District.[1]
In October 2022, Wang was elected as a full member to the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Chai Minyi (柴敏懿) (28 April 2021). 新任西藏军区司令员到位：曾率队救出过“敬礼娃娃”. The Paper. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ 媒体披露王凯升任解放军第13集团军军长(图). qq.com (in Chinese). 4 December 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "(CPC Congress) List of members of 20th CPC Central Committee". Xinhua. Retrieved 2022-12-13.