Wang Liyan (; born 1962) is a

lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

in the

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of China. He is an alternate member of the

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Biography

Wang was born in 1962. He once served as deputy director of the Headquarters of the

Second Artillery Force The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF; ), formerly the Second Artillery Corps (), is the strategic and tactical missile force of the People's Republic of China. The PLARF is the 4th branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and c ...

(now People's Liberation Army Rocket Force) and dean of the NCO Vocational and Technical Education School of the Second Artillery Force Engineering University. He became deputy chief engineer of the 54th Base of the Second Artillery Force in 2012, he remained in that position until July 2014, when he was appointed deputy chief of staff of the

South China Sea Fleet South China Sea Fleet, China Marine Surveillance () is under command of both South China Sea Branch, State Oceanic Administration and China Marine Surveillance. Overview South China Sea Fleet (CMS)'s headquarters is at Guangzhou, Guangdong. ...

. In 2019, he was made deputy director of the General Office of the Central Military Commission, and served until August 2021, when he was promoted to commander of the . He was promoted to the rank of

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('' shaojiang'') in December 2013 and

('' zhongjiang'') in August 2021.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Liyan 1962 births Living people People's Liberation Army generals Chinese politicians Chinese Communist Party politicians Alternate members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party