Wang Guosheng (; born February 1947) is a retired general of 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, ...

(PLA) of China. He served as commander of the

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

Born in Da'an,

Jilin Province Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

, Wang joined the PLA in February 1968. He then served as chief of staff of the

40th Group Army The 40th Group Army was a military formation of the People's Liberation Army, active in various forms from 1949 to 2017. It was last located in the Shenyang Military Region and the Northern Theater Command. History Korean War During the Korean Wa ...

. In December 2001, he was elevated to commander of the 40th Army. He became the chief of staff of the Lanzhou Military Region in December 2003, and was promoted to commander of the Lanzhou MR in June 2007. Wang attained the rank of major general in 1998, lieutenant general in 2005, and full general in 2010. He was a member of the

17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 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 ...

. He retired from active military service in 2012.Note: another Wang Guosheng was an alternate member of the 17th Central Committee.

References

Living people 1947 births People's Liberation Army generals from Jilin People from Baicheng Commanders of the Lanzhou Military Region {{china-mil-bio-stub