Tian Zhong (; born 1956) is a 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 ...

'') of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China. He has been deputy commander of the PLAN since 2014, and formerly served as commander of the North Sea Fleet.

Early life

Tian Zhong was born in 1956 in

Huanghua Huanghua () is a county-level city located in the Bohai Gulf coastal region of Hebei province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Cangzhou. Huanghua is named after Chinese Communist revolutionary Huang Hua. Pre ...

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Province.

Career

Zhong joined the PLAN in 1974; he attained the rank of rear admiral in 2001 and vice-admiral in 2009. From December 2007 to January 2014, Tian served as commander of the North Sea Fleet as well as deputy commander of the

Jinan Military Region The Jinan Military Region was a PLA Military Region located in the east of the People's Republic of China, covering the Shandong and Henan Provinces, which also formed military districts. It appears that Yang Dezhi was one of the first commander ...

. He became deputy commander of the PLA Navy in January 2014, and Rear Admiral

Qiu Yanpeng Qiu Yanpeng (; born 1956) is a vice-admiral ('' zhong jiang'') of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China. He served as Chief of Staff of the PLA Navy from 2014 to 2018, and Commander of the North Sea Fleet from 2013 to 2014. Biog ...

succeeded him as commander of the North Sea Fleet. Tian Zhong was a member of the

18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China The 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was elected by the 18th National Congress on 15 November 2012, and sat in plenary sessions until the communing of the 19th National Congress in 2017. It was formally proceeded by the 17t ...

References

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