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Zhang Zheng
Native name
张峥
BornSeptember 1969 (age 55)
Changxing County, Zhejiang, China
Allegiance China
Service / branch People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service1990 - present
Rank Commodore
Unit91991 Army
CommandsCaptain of Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning (September 2012 - May 2016)

Template:Chinese name

Zhang Zheng
Traditional Chinese張崢
Simplified Chinese张峥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Zhēng

Zhang Zheng (Chinese: 张峥; born September 1969) is a People's Liberation Army Navy officer who served as captain of Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning from September 2012 to May 2016.[1][2][3]

Zhang is a member of the Communist Party of China.

Biography

Zhang was born into a military family in Changxing County, Zhejiang, in September 1969.[4] His father is a former naval officer in the East Sea Fleet.[5] He attended the First High School of Dinghai. In 1986, he was accepted to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, majoring in automatic-control.[6] After college, he was assigned to the Command of East Sea Fleet as an assistant engineer. In 1992, he entered Dalian Naval Academy, majoring in warship combat command, he earned a master's degree in 1995. After graduation, he worked in 91991 Army, and served various roles in there, including Staff officer, XO, and CO. He then studied at Joint Services Command and Staff College in the United Kingdom for two years.[7] He returned to China in 2003 and was awarded the rank of commodore. In September 2012 he was appointed the Captain of Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning, and held that office until May 2016, when he was promoted to Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy).[8]

References

  1. ^ 辽宁舰舰长张峥首次公开演讲 称中国需要能打仗的航母. Netease (in Chinese). 2015-04-24.
  2. ^ Zhang Yiqian (2013-11-27). "Aircraft carrier sets sail for South China Sea". Global Times.
  3. ^ "China's aircraft carrier crew strictly selected". CCTV. 2012-09-26.
  4. ^ "Navy sails into new era". Chinadaily. 2012-09-26.
  5. ^ 老师回忆张峥:从不迟到早退 沉默寡言不爱说话. Tencent (in Chinese). 2012-09-26.
  6. ^ 高考志愿,张峥只填上海交大. 163.com (in Chinese). 2012-09-26.
  7. ^ "Meet Zhang Zheng, Captian [sic] of China's aircraft carrier". Sina English. 2012-09-26.
  8. ^ 中国航母换将:“博士舰长”刘喆出任新舰长. Tencent (in Chinese). 2016-05-27.
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