Sheng Bin (; born December 1958) is a

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in the

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of China who served as head of the

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between 2016 and 2021. He is a member of the

19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 19 (nineteen) is the natural number following 18 and preceding 20. It is a prime number. Mathematics 19 is the eighth prime number, and forms a sexy prime with 13, a twin prime with 17, and a cousin prime with 23. It is the third full re ...

. He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.

Biography

Sheng was born in Yingkou County (now Yingkou),

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

, in December 1958. He enlisted in the

(PLA) in December 1976. In 1994, he rose to become commander of the 205th Regiment of the 69th Division of the 23rd Group Army. In 1997, he entered the

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, where he graduated in 2000. In 2001, he studied at the

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and was promoted to commander of the 69th Motorized Infantry Division after returning China. He served as chief of staff of the

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in 2006 and then deputy commander in July 2007. In January 2009, he became deputy commander of the

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. In March 2012, he was made commander of the Heilongjiang Military District, and held that office until December 2014, when he was appointed deputy commander of the

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. He was commissioned as head of the

in January 2016, concurrently serving as secretary-general of the

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since December of that same year. In December 2021, he retired from active service due to reaching retirement age. He was promoted to the rank of

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('' shaojiang'') in July 2007 and

('' zhongjiang'') in August 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheng, Bin 1958 births Living people People from Yingkou PLA National Defence University alumni People's Liberation Army generals from Liaoning Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress Members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party