Zhang Shibo (; born February 1952) is a retired general of the Chinese

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, ...

of China. He served as commander of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison, commander of the

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, and president of the

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Biography

Zhang Shibo was born in February 1952 in

Zhuji Zhuji () is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shaoxing, in north-central Zhejiang province, China, located about south of Hangzhou. It has with a population of 1,218,072 inhabitants at the 2020 census e ...

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiang ...

Province. He joined the PLA in 1970, serving as an ordinary soldier in the

Jinan Military Region The Jinan Military Region was a PLA Military Region located in the east of the People's Republic of China, covering the Shandong and Henan Provinces, which also formed military districts. It appears that Yang Dezhi was one of the first commander ...

. He later rose to deputy commander of the 54th Group Army, deputy chief of staff of the Jinan MR, and commander of the 20th Group Army. He graduated from

Shandong University Shandong University (, abbreviated as Shanda, , English abbreviation SDU) is a public research comprehensive university in Jinan, Shandong with one campus in Weihai, Shandong and one campus in Qingdao, Shandong and is supported directly by ...

with a degree in

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. In 2008, he replaced Lieutenant General Wang Jitang as commander of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison. He attained the rank of lieutenant general (''

zhong 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 ...

'') in July 2009. In October 2012, Zhang Shibo was promoted to commander of the

. In December 2014, Lieutenant General

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replaced him as commander of the Beijing MR, and Zhang took over Song's old position as president of the

. On 31 July 2015, Zhang Shibo was promoted to general (''

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''), the highest rank for Chinese military officers in active service. Zhang was an alternate member of the

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(2007–12), and a full member of the 18th Central Committee (2012–17).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Shibo 1952 births Living people People's Liberation Army generals from Zhejiang People from Zhuji Shandong University alumni Commanders of the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong garrison Deputy Chiefs of Staff of the Jinan Military Region Delegates to the 11th National People's Congress Commanders of the Beijing Military Region Presidents of the PLA National Defence University Alternate members of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party