Shen Jinlong (; born October 1956) is a Chinese admiral who served as Commander of the

People's Liberation Army Navy The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN; ), also known as the People's Navy, Chinese Navy, or PLA Navy, is the maritime service branch of the People's Liberation Army. The PLAN traces its lineage to naval units fighting during the Chinese ...

(PLAN) from 2017 to 2021.

Biography

Shen was born in

Nanhui Nanhui District (), formerly romanized as Nanhwei, was a district of Shanghai until it was merged into Pudong New Area in May 2009. It had a land area of about and a coastline. The population of Nanhui was as of August 2006. On May 6, 200 ...

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in October 1956. Shen's military career began as an enlisted man, whom after receiving a commission advanced in rank to become the commanding officer of a frigate and later a frigate squadron (''dadui''). He subsequently served as the chief of staff of a frigate division (''zhidui'') and as commander of Support Base 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 ...

and president of

Dalian Naval Academy Dalian Naval Academy () is one of the higher education institutes of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy and is located in Dalian, Liaoning. It was established in 1949 as the first naval academy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and w ...

. He was president of Naval Command Academy from 2011 until 2014. In August 2014, he was appointed deputy commander of the

South Sea Fleet The Southern Theater Command Navy (), or the South Sea Fleet (SSF; ) is one of the three fleets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, operating in the South China Sea under the Southern Theater Command. It is headquartered in Zhanjiang, G ...

, and in December was promoted to commander of the fleet, a deputy military region position (). On July 29, 2016, he was awarded the rank of vice admiral (

zhong jiang (; ja, 将, Shō; ) is the rank held by general officers in some East Asian militaries. The ranks are used in both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan. The People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police use ...

) by the Central Military Commission. He became commander of the PLA Navy in January 2017, replacing the retiring Admiral Wu Shengli. In July 2019, Shen was promoted to the rank of admiral ('' shang jiang'').

References

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