Li Changcai (; born January 1949) is a retired general in the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...

of China. He served as the political commissar of

Lanzhou Military Region The Lanzhou Military Region was one of seven military regions in the People's Republic of China. It directed all People's Liberation Army and People's Armed Police forces in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, and Ngari Prefecture in n ...

Biography

Li was born in

Hefei Hefei (; ) is the capital and largest city of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, and cultural center of Anhui. Its population was 9,369,881 as of the 2020 census and its built-up ( ...

Anhui Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...

in January 1949. In September 2000, he became political commissar of the

31st Group Army The 73rd Group Army , Unit 73111), formerly the 31st Group Army, is a military formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Forces (PLAGF). The 73rd Group Army is one of twelve total group armies of the PLAGF, the largest echelon of gr ...

. In July 2005, he became director of political department of

Nanjing Military Region The Nanjing Military Region () was one of the former seven military command regions for the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Its jurisdiction covers all military and armed police located in Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Shanghai ...

. He was elevated to deputy political commissar of Nanjing Military Region in December 2006.Li Changcai Promoted to Deputy Political Commissar of Nanjing MR
singtaonet.com In September 2007, he was appointed as political commissar of Lanzhou Military Region. He was a member of the

17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China The 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was elected by the 17th Congress on 21 October 2007, and sat until the 18th National Congress in 2012. The 17th CC is composed of full members and alternate members. It was followed by the ...

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1949 births Living people People's Liberation Army generals from Anhui People from Hefei Political commissars of the Lanzhou Military Region Deputy political commissars of the Nanjing Military Region Directors of the political department of the Nanjing Military Region Members of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party {{China-bio-stub