Zhang Qinsheng (; born May 1948) 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 ...
, best known for his term as the First Deputy Chief of the
PLA General Staff.
Biography
Zhang was born in
Xiaoyi
Xiaoyi () is a county-level city under the administration of Lüliang prefecture-level city, in Shanxi Province, China.
Xiaoyi was built by the State of Jin in 594 BC, named Guayang in Spring and Autumn period. It was renamed Zhongyang in Three ...
,
Shanxi
Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-leve ...
. His posts included vice director of military training department of PLA General Staff Department (GSD), director of teaching & research office of campaign of
PLA National Defense University
The People's Liberation Army National Defence University () is a Beijing-based national military university administered by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and funded by the Central Military Commission. The university is the highest milita ...
(NDU), provost of NDU, and director of the battle department of the GSD. In December 2004, he was elevated to assistant to the chief of the GSD, and was promoted to deputy chief in December 2006. In 2007, he was appointed as 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 ...
. In December 2009, he was appointed as the First Deputy Chief of the General Staff, succeeding
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 ...
.
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 ...
succeeded him as commander of the Guangzhou MR.
He attained the rank of lieutenant general in July 2006, and the rank of general in July 2010.
中央军委晋升11位上将 胡锦涛颁布命令状
/ref> It was said that in the lead up to the 18th Party Congress in the autumn of 2012, Zhang was vying for a seat on the Central Military Commission, but was not successful. In response to what he saw as a snub for promotion onto the top military ruling council, Zhang vented his anger at a banquet for senior military officials, apparently prompting President Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao (born 21 December 1942) is a Chinese politician who served as the 16–17th general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 2002 to 2012, the 6th president of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from 2003 to 2013, and ...
to walk out in protest.17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
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 ...
.
References
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Living people
1948 births
People's Liberation Army generals from Shanxi
Politicians from Lüliang
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shanxi
People's Republic of China politicians from Shanxi
Commanders of the Guangzhou Military Region