This is a list of marshals and full generals and admirals of the People's Republic of

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Marshals

Ten PLA officers were awarded the rank of Marshal (''

yuan shuai () was a Chinese military rank that corresponds to a marshal in other nations. It was given to distinguished generals during China's dynastic and republican periods. A higher level rank of ''Dayuanshuai'' (), which corresponds to ''generalissi ...

'') in 1955. The rank was never awarded again. *

Zhu De Zhu De (; ; also Chu Teh; 1 December 1886 – 6 July 1976) was a Chinese general, military strategist, politician and revolutionary in the Chinese Communist Party. Born into poverty in 1886 in Sichuan, he was adopted by a wealthy uncle at ...

Peng Dehuai Peng Dehuai (; October 24, 1898November 29, 1974) was a prominent Chinese Communist military leader, who served as China's Defense Minister from 1954 to 1959. Peng was born into a poor peasant family, and received several years of primary edu ...

Lin Biao ) , serviceyears = 1925–1971 , branch = People's Liberation Army , rank = Marshal of the People's Republic of China Lieutenant general of the National Revolutionary Army, Republic of China , commands ...

Liu Bocheng Liu Bocheng (; December 4, 1892 – October 7, 1986) was a Chinese military commander and Marshal of the People's Liberation Army. Liu is known as the 'half' of the "Three and A Half" Strategists of China in modern history. (The other th ...

He Long He Long (; March 22, 1896 – June 9, 1969) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and one of the ten marshals of the People's Liberation Army. He was from a poor rural family in Hunan, and his family was not able to provide him with any formal ...

Chen Yi Chen Yi may refer to: * Xuanzang (602–664), born as Chen Yi, Chinese Buddhist monk in Tang Dynasty * Chen Yi (Kuomintang) Chen Yi (; courtesy names Gongxia (公俠) and later Gongqia (公洽), sobriquet Tuisu (退素); May 3, 1883 – June ...

Luo Ronghuan Luo Ronghuan (; November 26, 1902 – December 16, 1963) was a Chinese communist military leader. He served as a Vice Chair of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. Biography Luo was born in a village in Hengshan County, ...

Xu Xiangqian Xu Xiangqian (November 8, 1901 – September 21, 1990) was a Chinese Communist military leader and one of the ten marshals of the People's Liberation Army. He was the son of a wealthy landowner, but joined the Kuomintang's National Revoluti ...

* Nie Rongzhen *

Ye Jianying Ye Jianying (; 28 April 1897 – 22 October 1986) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary leader and politician, one of the founding Ten Marshals of the People's Republic of China. He was the top military leader in the 1976 coup that overthre ...

Army Generals

Ten PLA officers were awarded the rank of Army General/Fleet Admiral ('' da jiang'') in 1955. The rank was never awarded again. * Su Yu *

Xu Haidong Xu Haidong (June 17, 1900 – March 25, 1970) was a senior general in the People's Liberation Army of China. Xu was notable for leading his men from the front lines during the Chinese Civil War and Second Sino-Japanese War. His exploits earn ...

Huang Kecheng Huang Kecheng () (October 1, 1902 – December 28, 1986) was a senior general (大将) in the People's Liberation Army. Biography Huang Kecheng was born in Yongxing, Hunan Province, and he was the third of four children. His father w ...

Chen Geng Chen Geng (; 27 February 1903 - 16 March 1961) was a Chinese military officer who served as a senior general in the People's Liberation Army. Enlisting in a warlord's army at the age of 13, Chen Geng joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1922 an ...

Tan Zheng Tan Zheng (; June 14, 1906 – November 6, 1988) was a Chinese general, Communist revolutionary leader and strategist. He was a major leader of the Red Army and the People's Liberation Army. Childhood Tan Zheng was born in a little village cal ...

Xiao Jinguang Xiao Jinguang (; Former name Xiao Yucheng 萧玉成 Nickname: Man Ge 满哥) (January 4, 1903 – March 29, 1989) was a revolutionary and military leader, one of the main leaders of the Red Army and the People's Liberation Army, and one of the te ...

* Zhang Yunyi *

Luo Ruiqing Luo Ruiqing (; May 31, 1906 – August 3, 1978), formerly romanized as Lo Jui-ch'ing, was a Chinese army officer and politician, general of the People's Liberation Army. He created the People's Republic of China's security and police appar ...

* Wang Shusheng *

Xu Guangda Xu Guangda () (November 19, 1908 – June 3, 1969) was a People's Liberation Army general who was conferred the '' Da Jiang'' (Grand General) rank in 1955. His former name was Xu Dehua. Xu Guangda joined the Communist Youth League of China in 1 ...

Senior generals (
shang 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 ...
, 1955)

* Zhang Chi *

Song Renqiong Song Renqiong (; 11 July 1909 – 8 January 2005), born Song Yunqin (), was a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and one of the Eight Elders of the Chinese Communist Party. Biography Song Renqiong w ...

* Zhao Erlu *

Xiao Ke Xiao Ke (; July 14, 1907 – October 24, 2008) was a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, former vice chairman of the CPPCC, as well as principal of the University of Military and Politics. Biography Early life Xiao was born in ...

* Wang Zhen * Zhou Chunquan * Xu Shiyou *

Liu Yalou Liu Yalou (; April 1910 – 7 May 1965) was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army who served as the inaugural commander-in-chief of the PLA Air Force During the Chinese Civil War, he was chief of staff of Lin Biao's army group, whi ...

Deng Hua Deng Hua (; 28 April 1910 – 3 July 1980) was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He was the Deputy Commander of the People's Volunteer Army. After Marshal Peng Dehuai returned to China for medical treatment, Deng Hua became the A ...

Chen Zaidao Chen Zaidao (, 24 January 1909 – 6 April 1993) was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army, who commanded the Wuhan Military Region from 1954 to 1967. He is most noted for having arrested pro-Mao Xie Fuzhi and Wang Li during the ...

Yang Dezhi Yang Dezhi (; January 13, 1911 – October 25, 1994) was a Chinese general and politician. He was senior military officer in the North China (or 5th) Field Army, a veteran of the Korean War and commander in China during the Sino–Vietnamese ...

Peng Shaohui Peng Shaohui (; 6 September 1906 – 25 April 1978) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China, who served two separate terms as deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army, from 1954 to 1967 and from 1969 to 1978. Peng was the o ...

Wang Hongkun Wang Hongkun (; 22 January 1909 – 20 August 1993) was a Chinese People's Liberation Army general and People's Liberation Army Navy The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN; ), also known as the People's Navy, Chinese Navy, or PLA Navy, ...

Li Kenong Li Kenong (; 1899–1962) was a Chinese general and politician, one of the creators of the security and intelligence apparatus of both the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Liberation Army. Notably, he served as Director of the C ...

* Chen Bojun * Li Da *

Yang Chengwu Yang Chengwu (; October 27, 1914 – February 14, 2004), alias Yang Nengjun () was a Communist Chinese revolutionary and general of the People's Liberation Army. He was the Deputy Chief of General Staff of the People's Liberation Army from 1954 ...

* Li Tao * Xiao Hua * Gan Siqi *

Lai Chuanzhu Lai Chuanzhu (; 3 April 1910 – 24 December 1965) or Peng Ying () was a general of the People's Liberation Army from Gan County, Jiangxi. Lai joined the Communist Youth League of China in November 1926, the Chinese Communist Party in April 19 ...

* Chen Qihan *

Song Shilun Song Shilun (; 1907–1991), né Song Jirao (宋际尧, named from Chinese legendary King Yao), alternative name Song Zhiguang (宋之光), born September 10, 1907 in Liling, Hunan Province, was a general of the People's Liberation Army of the ...

Su Zhenhua Su Zhenhua (; June 2, 1912 – February 7, 1979), born Su Qisheng (蘇七生), was a Chinese Communist general and politician. He fought for the Communists in the Chinese civil war. After the founding of the People's Republic, Su became an ad ...

* Chen Xilian *

Chen Shiju Chen Shiju () was an important political aide for China's former leader Hu Jintao. Chen served as Hu's secretary beginning in Guizhou 1986. Chen was the director of the Office of the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party The Office ...

Wang Xinting Wang Xinting (; 23 December 1908 – 11 December 1984) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China from Hubei. Biography Early life Wang was born into a humble peasant family in Xiaogan, Hubei Provi ...

Xie Fuzhi Xie Fuzhi (; 26 September 1909 – 26 March 1972) was a Chinese Communist Party military commander, political commissar, and national security specialist. He was born in 1909 in Hong'an County, Hubei and died in Beijing in 1972. Xie was known ...

Ye Fei Ye Fei (; 7 May 1914 – 18 April 1999) was a Philippine-born Chinese military general and politician of the People's Republic of China. Born Sixto Mercado Tiongco in the Philippines to a Chinese father and a Filipino mother, he joined the Ch ...

Huang Yongsheng Huang Yongsheng (; 1910–1983) was a general of the China's People's Liberation Army. In 1955 Huang was awarded the position of '' Shang Jiang'' (colonel-general), and Huang continued to rise throughout the 1950s and 1960s, eventually becoming ...

* Zhu Liangcai * Yang Yong *

Zhang Aiping Zhang Aiping (; born January 9, 1910 in Da County, Sichuan; died July 5, 2003 in Beijing) was a Chinese military leader. Biography Zhang joined the Communist Party of China in 1928 after taking part in a communist-led rural uprising. He partic ...

* Fu Qiutao * Han Xianchu * Tang Liang * Hong Xuezhi *

Li Zhimin Li Zhimin (; July 9, 1906 – November 16, 1987) was a general of the People's Liberation Army from Liuyang, Hunan. Li was the former political commissar and director for the Political Department of the Chinese People's Volunteers. Li joined the ...

* Zhou Huan * Li Tianyou * Liu Zhen * Yang Zhicheng * Wang Ping * Zhong Qiguang *

Guo Tianmin Guo Tianmin (; 1905 – 26 May 1970) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China from Hubei. He was a descendant of the Tang dynasty general Guo Ziyi. Early life Guo had his primary education in the prov ...

Wei Guoqing Wei Guoqing (; Zhuang: Veiz Gozcing; 2 September 1913 – 14 June 1989) was a Chinese government official, military officer and political commissar of Zhuang ethnicity. He served as the Chairman of Guangxi from 1958 to 1975 and on the Chin ...

* He Bingyan * Lu Zhengcao *

Ulanhu Ulanhu or Ulanfu ( 23 December 1907 – 8 December 1988), born Yun Ze (), was the founding Chairman of China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, serving from 1947 to 1966. An ethnic Tumed Mongol, he took the nom de guerre Ulanhu () and had n ...

* Fu Zhong * Zhou Shidi * Tao Zhiyue * Dong Qiwu *

Chen Mingren Chen Mingren (; 7 April 1903 – 21 May 1974) was a prominent military figure from Liling, Hunan Province and one of the founding members of the People's Liberation Army. He was a top level military commander in the Republic of China. He then joi ...

Yan Hongyan Yan Hongyan (; 13 September 1909 – 8 January 1967) was a general of the People's Liberation Army of China. Yan was born in Anding County, Shaanxi province in 1909. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1924. He participated in the North ...

* Wang Jian'an (1956) *

Li Jukui Li Jukui (; 1904–1995) was a Chinese general and politician. He was the Petroleum Industry Minister form 1955 to 1959. Li Jukui served as the president of the Logistics Institute of the PLA. Opposition to army crackdown in Tiananmen Square D ...

(1958)

Generals (14 September 1988)

Since 1988, the People's Liberation Army rank of shang jiang (上将: literally, "senior general") is translated as General. * Hong Xuezhi (2nd time) *

Liu Huaqing Liu Huaqing (; 1 October 1916 – 14 January 2011) was Chinese revolutionary and an admiral of the People's Liberation Army Navy, who served as the third Commander-in-Chief of the Navy from 1982 through 1988. He is considered to have greatly co ...

Qin Jiwei Qin Jiwei (; 16 November 1914 – 2 February 1997) was a general of the People's Republic of China, Minister of National Defense and a member of the Chinese Communist Party Politburo. Qin Jiwei was born to a poor peasant family in Huang'an (now ...

* Chi Haotian * Yang Baibing * Zhao Nanqi * Xu Xin *

Guo Linxiang Guo Linxiang (; September 1914 – 25 April 2010) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as political commissar of the People's Liberation Army General Logistics Department from 1973 to 1975 and political commissar of th ...

You Taizhong You Taizhong (; 1918–1998) was a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Biography He was born in Guangshan County, Henan in December 1918. He joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in January 1931, the Communist Yout ...

Wang Chenghan Wang Chenghan (; December 1917 – 20 November 2009) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as political commissar of the PLA Academy of Military Sciences from 1985 to 1990. He was a delegate to the 5th National Peop ...

* Zhang Zhen *

Li Desheng Li Desheng (; 4 May 1916 – 8 May 2011) was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He was born in Xin County, Henan, China, an area now known as the "Cradle of Generals" for the large number of senior military officers born in the ...

Liu Zhenhua Liu Zhenhua (; July 1921 – 11 July 2018) was a general ('' shangjiang'') of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and a diplomat of the People's Republic of China. He served as ambassador to Albania and Deputy Foreign Minister. Biography He w ...

* Xiang Shouzhi *

Wan Haifeng Wan Haifeng (; 25 September 1920 – 31 March 2023) was a Chinese military general. He was awarded the military rank of general (''Jiang (rank), Shangjiang'') in September 1988. Born in Guangshan County, Henan, Wan joined the Red Army (China), ...

* Li Yaowen * Wang Hai

Generals (7 June 1993)

* Zhang Wannian * Yu Yongbo *

Fu Quanyou Fu Quanyou (; born November 1930) is a general of the People's Republic of China. Biography Fu was born in Guo County (now Yuanping), Shanxi in 1930. He joined the People's Liberation Army in October 1946, and the Chinese Communist Party in A ...

* Zhu Dunfa *

Zhang Lianzhong Zhang Lianzhong (; born 23 June 1931) is a retired submariner and admiral of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). An army veteran of the Chinese Civil War, he trained to become a submariner in the 1960s and commanded China's first s ...

* Cao Shuangming

Generals (8 June 1994)

* Xu Huizi * Li Jing * Yang Dezhong *

Wang Ruilin Wang Ruilin (; January 1930 – 8 December 2018) was a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a long-term secretary of Deng Xiaoping and served as a member of the Central Military Commission. Career Born in Zhaoyuan, Sh ...

Zhou Keyu Zhou Keyu (Chinese: 周柯宇; born May 17, 2002), also known by his English name Daniel Zhou, is an American born Chinese singer, dancer and actor. He is a member of the Chinese boy group Into1, after placing 10th in the final episode of Prod ...

* Ding Henggao * Dai Xuejiang * Lin Boang * Gu Shanqing * Liu Jingsong * Cao Fansheng *

Zhang Taiheng Zhang Taiheng (; 5 March 1931 – 29 January 2005) was a general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a delegate to the 6th, 7th and 8th National People's Congress. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 9th ...

Song Qingwei Song Qingwei (; born March 1929 - 27 December 2022) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as political commissar of the Jinan Military Region from 1987 to 1994. He was a delegate to the 6th and 7th National People's C ...

Gu Hui Gu Hui, may refer to: * Gu Hui (politician) Gu Hui ( 200s), courtesy name Zitan, was an official serving under the warlord Sun Quan in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He was a younger brother of Gu Yong, the second Imperial Chancellor o ...

* Li Xilin * Shi Yuxiao

Generals (23 January 1996)

* Zhou Ziyu *

Yu Zhenwu Yu Zhenwu (; born July 1931) is a retired pilot and general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). As one of China's first test pilots, he conducted the 1958 maiden flight of the Shenyang JJ-1, China's first indigenously deve ...

* Ding Wenchang * Sui Yongju

Generals (27 March 1998)

* Cao Gangchuan * Yang Guoliang * Zhang Gong * Xing Shizhong * Wang Maorun * Fang Zuqi * Tao Bojun * Zhang Zhijian * Yang Guoping

Generals (29 September 1999)

Guo Boxiong Guo Boxiong (born July 1942) is a former general of the People's Liberation Army of China. He served as the Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, China's top military council, between 2002 and 2012. During the same period he also h ...

Xu Caihou Xu Caihou (; June 1943 – March 15, 2015) was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the country's top military council. As Vice-chairman of the CMC, he was one of th ...

Generals (21 June 2000)

* Huai Fulin * Wu Quanxu * Qian Shugen * Xiong Guangkai * Tang Tianbiao * Yuan Shoufang *

Zhang Shutian Zhang may refer to: Chinese culture, etc. * Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname ** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname * Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu * Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan * ''Zh ...

Zhou Kunren Zhou Kunren (; born 10 September 1937) is a admiral in the People's Liberation Army Navy of China who served as political commissar of the South Sea Fleet from 1990 to 1993, political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy from 1993 to 19 ...

* Li Jinai * Shi Yunsheng * Yang Huaiqing *

Liu Shunyao Liu Shunyao (; 1939 – 30 December 2002) was a Chinese pilot and general of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). He served as commander of the Lanzhou Military Region Air Force, deputy commander of the PLAAF (1994–1996), and comma ...

* Wang Zuxun * Du Tiehuan *

Liao Xilong Liao Xilong (; born June 1940) is a retired general in the People's Liberation Army. Biography Liao was born in Sinan, Guizhou Province. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in January 1959, and joined the Communist Party of China ...

* Xu Yongqing

Generals (2 June 2002)

Qiao Qingchen Qiao Qingchen (born 1939 in Zhengzhou, Henan) is a Chinese Air Force general who served as the commander of the PLA Air Force The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF; ), also known as the Chinese Air Force (中国空军) or the Peo ...

* Wen Zongren * Qian Guoliang * Jiang Futang *

Chen Bingde Chen Bingde (; born July 1941) is a retired general ('' shangjiang'') in the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was the Director-General of the General Armaments Department until September 2007. In this position he acted as the head of the space ...

* Liang Guanglie * Liu Shutian

Generals (20 June 2004)

Ge Zhenfeng Ge Zhenfeng (; born October 1944) is a retired general of China's People's Liberation Army. Biography Born in Qingyuan County (now Qingyuan District, Baoding), Hebei, Ge joined the PLA in June 1962 and the Chinese Communist Party in July 19 ...

* Zhang Li *

You Xigui You Xigui (; born May 1939) is a retired general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was an alternate member of the 15th and 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Biography You was born in Ding County (now Dingzhou), ...

Zhang Wentai Zhang Wentai (; born April 1940) is a general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a member of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Biography Zhang was born in Jiaozhou County (now Jiaozhou City ...

Hu Yanlin HU or Hu may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Hu Sanniang, a fictional character in the ''Water Margin'', one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature * Tian Hu, one of the antagonists in the ''Water Margin'' * Hollywood Unde ...

* Zheng Shenxia * Zhao Keming * Zhu Qi * Liu Dongdong * Lei Mingqiu * Liu Zhenwu * Yang Deqing * Wu Shuangzhan * Sui Mingtai

Generals (25 September 2004)

Zhang Dingfa Zhang Dingfa (; 8 December 1943 – 14 December 2006) was a submariner and admiral of China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), who served as Commander of the PLAN from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he served as President of the PLA Academy ...

* Jing Zhiyuan

Generals (24 June 2006)

* Liu Yongzhi *

Sun Zhongtong Sun Zhongtong (; born October 1944) is a retired general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China. He served as vice director of the PLA General Political Department. Biography Born in Wendeng, Shandong, Sun ent ...

Chi Wanchun Chi Wanchun (; born April 1946) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as political commissar of the PLA General Armaments Department. Biography Born in Wendeng, Shandong, Chi graduated from the Harbin In ...

* Deng Changyou * Peng Xiaofeng * Pei Huailiang * Fu Tinggui * Yu Linxiang * Zhu Wenquan * Wang Jianmin

Generals (6 July 2007)

Xu Qiliang Xu Qiliang (; born March 1950) is an air force general in the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of the People's Republic of China. He currently serves as a Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of ...

Sun Dafa Sun Dafa (; November 1945 – 26 September 2019) was a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as Political Commissar of the PLA General Logistics Department. Biography Sun was born in November 1945 in Jinzhai, Anhu ...

Wu Shengli Wu Shengli (; born August 1945) is a retired Chinese admiral who served as commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) from 2006 to 2017. Prior to that, he served as PLA's deputy chief of staff, commander of the South Sea Fleet and c ...

Generals (2 November 2007)

Chang Wanquan Chang Wanquan (; born January 1949) is the former Minister of Defense and State Councilor of the People's Republic of China and a general in the People's Liberation Army. He has been a member of the Central Military Commission of the People's Re ...

Generals (15 July 2008)

* Liu Zhenqi * Huang Xianzhong *

Fan Changlong Fan Changlong (; born May 1947) is a retired general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the China, People's Republic of China. He was a Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and formerly served as commander of the Jinan Militar ...

Generals (20 July 2009)

* Ma Xiaotian * Liu Yuan * Zhang Haiyang

Generals (19 July 2010)

* Zhang Qinsheng *

Tong Shiping Tong Shiping (; born July 1947) is a retired admiral of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China. He served as Director of the Political Department of the PLAN, Political Commissar of the PLA National Defence University, and Head of th ...

* Liu Chengjun * Wang Xibin * Fang Fenghui * Wang Guosheng *

Zhao Keshi Zhao Keshi (; born November 1947) is a retired general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He is originally from Gaoyang County in Hebei province. He has been director of the Logistic Support Department since 2012.''The Wall Street Jou ...

* Chen Guoling * Zhang Yang *

Li Shiming Li Shiming (; born December 1948) is a retired general ('' shang jiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He served as commander of the Chengdu Military Region. Biography Born in Santai County, Sichuan Province, he joined the PL ...

Generals (23 July 2011)

* Sun Jianguo * Hou Shusen * Jia Ting'an *

Liu Xiaojiang Liu Xiaojiang (; born December 1949) is a retired Chinese admiral who served as Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) from 2008 to 2014. He is the son-in-law of former CPC general secretary Hu Yaobang. Early life Liu ...

* Zhang Youxia

Generals (30 July 2012)

Du Jincai Du Jincai (; born October 1952) is a retired general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army who served as Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Central Military Commission. He was also Deputy Secretary of the Cent ...

* Liu Yazhou *

Du Hengyan Du Hengyan (; born July 1951) is a retired general ('' shangjiang'') in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He served as Deputy Director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission. Biography Du joined the PLA as a servi ...

Tian Xiusi Tian Xiusi (; born February 1950) is a retired Chinese general who served as Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Air Force. Previously, he was a standing committee member of the Chinese Communist Party Xinjiang committee and the ...

* Wang Jianping * Xu Yaoyuan

Generals (23 November 2012)

Wei Fenghe Wei Fenghe (; born February 1954) is a general (''shang jiang'') in the People's Liberation Army who served as commander of the PLA Rocket Force, formerly known as the Second Artillery Corps. He is Minister of National Defence, the first to hav ...

Promoted in 2013

On 31 July 2013, 6 officers were promoted to general: * Wu Changde * Wang Hongyao *

Sun Sijing Sun Sijing (; born December 1951) is a retired general of the People's Liberation Army who served as Political Commissar of the People's Armed Police. Biography Sun Sijing was born in Qingdao, Shandong in December 1951. He joined the People's ...

* Liu Fulian * Cai Yingting *

Xu Fenlin Xu Fenlin (; born July 1953) is a retired general ('' shangjiang'') of the Chinese People's Liberation Army who served as Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff from 2016 to 2017. Prior to that, he was the final Commander of the Guangzhou Military Region ...

Promoted in 2014

On 11 July 2014, 4 officers were promoted to general: * Qi Jianguo * Wang Jiaocheng * Chu Yimin * Wei Liang

Promoted in 2015

On 31 July 2015, 10 officers were promoted to general: * Wang Guanzhong * Yin Fanglong *

Miao Hua Miao Hua (; born November 1955) is an admiral of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He has served as director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission since October 2017. Previously he served as politic ...

Zhang Shibo Zhang Shibo (; born February 1952) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army of China. He served as commander of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison, commander of the Beijing Military Region, and president of the PLA National Defence Un ...

* Song Puxuan *

Liu Yuejun Liu Yuejun (; born September 1954) is a general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China who served as commander of the Eastern Theater Command from 2016 to 2019. Biography Liu traces his ancestry to Rongcheng, Shandong, ...

Zhao Zongqi Zhao Zongqi (; born 1955) is a general ('' shang jiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China and a former Commander of the Western Theater Command. Zhao was born in Bin County, Heilongjiang province. In his earlier year he was the d ...

* Zheng Weiping *

Li Zuocheng Li Zuocheng (; born October 1953) is a general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China, currently serving as the chief of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission. Between 2015 and 2017, he served as the inaugural Com ...

* Wang Ning

Promoted in 2016

On 29 July 2016, 2 officers were promoted to general: * Zhu Fuxi * Yi Xiaoguang

Promoted in 2017

On 28 July 2017, 5 officers were promoted to general: * Han Weiguo * Liu Lei *

Yu Zhongfu Yu Zhongfu (; born July 1956) is a general of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of China. Having served in the PLAAF for more than 40 years, he was appointed Political Commissar of the PLAAF in July 2015. He was replaced by genera ...

* Wang Jiasheng * Gao Jin On 2 November 2017, one officer was promoted to general: *

Zhang Shengmin Zhang Shengmin (; born February 1958) is a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Rocket Force. He is a member of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and Secretary of the CMC Commission for Discipline Inspection. He is also a Deputy ...

Promoted in 2019

On 31 July 2019, 10 officers were promoted to general: * Li Shangfu * Yuan Yubai * Wu Shezhou * Fan Xiaojun * Zhu Shengling *

Shen Jinlong Shen Jinlong (; born October 1956) is a Chinese admiral who served as Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) from 2017 to 2021. Biography Shen was born in Nanhui, Shanghai in October 1956. Shen's military career began as an enlis ...

Qin Shengxiang Qin Shengxiang (; born February 1957) is an admiral of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) who was Political Commissar of the PLA Navy from September 2017 to January 2022. He formerly served as Director of the General Office of the C ...

Ding Laihang Ding Laihang (; born September 1957) is a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) who served as Commander of People's Liberation Army Air Force from 2017 to 2021. Prior to that, he was commander of the Shenyang Military R ...

Zheng He Zheng He (; 1371–1433 or 1435) was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during China's early Ming dynasty. He was originally born as Ma He in a Muslim family and later adopted the surname Zheng conferr ...

An Zhaoqing An Zhaoqing (; born May 1957) is a retired general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China who served as political commissar of the People's Armed Police from 2019 to 2022. He a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese ...

On 12 December 2019, 7 officers were promoted to general: * He Weidong * He Ping * Wang Jianwu * Li Qiaoming * Zhou Yaning * Li Fengbiao * Yang Xuejun

Promoted in 2020

On 29 July 2020, one officer was promoted to general: *

Xu Zhongbo Xu Zhongbo (; born October 1960) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China, currently serving as political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force. He is an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese ...

On 18 December 2020, 4 officers were promoted to general: * Guo Puxiao *

Zhang Xudong Zhang Xudong (; November 1962 – 1 October 2021) was a general ('' Shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He was commander of the Western Theater Command. He was promoted to the rank of major general ('' shaojiang'') in Ju ...

* Li Wei * Wang Chunning

Promoted in 2021

On 5 July 2021, 4 officers were promoted to general: * Wang Xiubin * Xu Qiling * Liu Zhenli * Ju Qiansheng On 6 September 2021, 5 officers were promoted to general: * Wang Haijiang *

Lin Xiangyang Lin Xiangyang (; born October 1964) is a general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who is the current commander of Eastern Theater Command, in office since January 2022. Previously he served as commander of Central Theater Co ...

* Dong Jun * Chang Dingqiu * Xu Xueqiang

Promoted in 2022

On 21 January 2022, 7 officers were promoted to general: * Liu Qingsong * Wu Ya'nan *

Xu Deqing Xu Deqing (; born July 1963) is a general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) serving as political commissar of the Central Theater Command, succeeding Zhu Shengling in January 2022. He is a representative of the 19th National ...

* Qin Shutong * Yuan Huazhi *

Li Yuchao Li Yuchao (; born November 1962) is a general ('' shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) serving as commander of People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, succeeding Zhou Yaning in January 2022. He is an alternate member of the 19th Ce ...

Zhang Hongbing Zhang may refer to: Chinese culture, etc. * Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname ** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname * Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu * Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan * ''Zha ...

On 8 September 2022, 1 officer were promoted to general: * Wang Qiang

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