Xu Fenlin (; born July 1953) is a retired general ('' shangjiang'') of the Chinese

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the China, People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five Military branch, service branches: the People's ...

who served as Deputy Chief of the

Joint Staff The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is the body of the most senior uniformed leaders within the United States Department of Defense, that advises the president of the United States, the secretary of defense, the Homeland Security Council and the ...

from 2016 to 2017. Prior to that, he was the final Commander of the

Guangzhou Military Region The Guangzhou Military Region was from 1955 to 2016 one of the People's Liberation Army PLA Military Regions, located in the south of the People's Republic of China. In May 1949, the Central China (Hua Zhong) Military Region (MR) was formed. In Ma ...

between 2009 and 2016, before its abolition in January 2016.

Biography

Xu Fenlin was born in July 1953 in Jintan County,

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its ca ...

in July 1953. He has a bachelor's degree in economics and management from the

Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party The Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party (), commonly known as the Central Party School (), located in Beijing, is the higher education institution which trains Chinese Communist Party (CCP) cadres. As of 2012, it has around 1,60 ...

. He attained the rank of major general in July 2002, lieutenant general in July 2008, and full general in July 2013. Xu served as Chief-of-Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region from 2007 to 2009, and was promoted to Commander in 2009. He stayed in the role for some six years, before being transferred to the

to serve as deputy chief. He was an alternate 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 ...

and a full member of the 18th Central Committee.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Xu, Fenlin 1953 births Living people People's Liberation Army generals from Jiangsu People from Jintan District Commanders of the Guangzhou Military Region Alternate members of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party