Li Yujie (; born December 1962) is a vice admiral ('' zhongjiang'') of the

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(PLA) who has been deputy commander of the

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since December 2021. He is a representative of the

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Biography

Li was born in Laizhou County (now Laizhou),

Shandong Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...

, in December 1962. He enlisted in the

in September 1981. He graduated from

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and PLA Naval Land Warfare Academy. He once served as captain of the Chinese destroyer ''Qingdao'' (113). He was deputy chief of staff of the

North Sea Fleet The Northern Theater Command Navy (), or the North Sea Fleet (NSF; ) is one of the three fleets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, under the Northern Theater Command. In September 1950 the Qingdao Army Base was redesignated as a naval ...

in April 2012 and commander of Shanghai Marine Police District of the PLA Navy five months later. In October 2014, he was made president of

, nd held that office until September 2015, when he was soon commissioned as chief of staff of the

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. In May 2016, he was assigned to command the PLA Navy Logistics Department, a position he held until December 2017, while was reassigned to the North Sea Fleet as commander. In December 2019, he was given the position of Chief of staff of the

, succeeding Zhang Wendan. In December 2021, Hu Zhongming was appointed to replace him as Chief of staff of the PLA Navy. He was promoted to the rank of

rear admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...

('' Shaojiang'') in 2012 and vice admiral ('' zhongjiang'') in June 2019.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Yujie 1962 births Living people People from Laizhou People's Liberation Army generals from Shandong Chiefs of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Navy Presidents of Dalian Naval Academy