This is a list of marshals and full generals and admirals of the

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Marshals

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

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

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

Peng Dehuai Peng Dehuai (October 24, 1898November 29, 1974; also spelled as Peng Teh-Huai) was a Chinese general and politician who was the Minister of National Defense (China), Minister of National Defense from 1954 to 1959. Peng was born into a poor ...

Lin Biao Lin Biao ( zh, 林彪; 5 December 1907 – 13 September 1971) was a Chinese politician and Marshal of the People's Republic of China who was pivotal in the Chinese Communist Party, Communist Chinese Communist Revolution, victory during the Chines ...

Liu Bocheng Liu Mingzhao (; 4 December 1892 – 7 October 1986), more commonly known as Liu Bocheng (), was a Chinese military officer and Marshal of the People's Republic of China. Known as the 'half' of the "Three and A Half" Strategists of China in mode ...

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

* Chen Yi * Luo Ronghuan *

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Nie Rongzhen Nie Rongzhen ( zh , s = 聂荣臻 , p = Niè Róngzhēn , w = Nieh Jung-chen ; December 29, 1899 – May 14, 1992) was a Marshal of the People's Republic of China. He died as the last People's Liberation Army (PLA) marshal. Biography Nie was b ...

* Ye Jianying

Army Generals

Ten PLA officers were awarded the rank of Army General/Fleet Admiral (''

da jiang Jiang (Wade-Giles, formerly romanized chiang and usually translated general (rank), general) is a general officer rank used by China and Taiwan. It is also used as jang in North Korea, North and South Korea, shō in Japan, and tướng in Vietna ...

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

Su Yu Su Yu (; August 10, 1907 – February 5, 1984), Courtesy name Yu (裕) was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army. He was considered by Mao Zedong to be among the best commanders of the PLA, only next to Peng Dehuai, Lin Biao and ...

* Xu Haidong *

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 ...

* Chen Geng * Tan Zheng * Xiao Jinguang * Zhang Yunyi *

Luo Ruiqing Luo Ruiqing (; May 31, 1906 – August 3, 1978), formerly romanized as Lo Jui-ch'ing, was a People's Republic of China, Chinese army officer and politician, general of the People's Liberation Army. As the first Ministry of Public Security ...

* Wang Shusheng * Xu Guangda

Senior generals (
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, 1955)

Zhang Zongxun Zhang Zongxun (; 7February 190814September 1998) was a general of the People's Liberation Army of China. Career Zhang was born in Weinan, Shaanxi Province on 7 February 1908. He was enrolled in Whampoa Military Academy in 1926, and joined th ...

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 Renqion ...

Zhao Erlu Zhao Erlu (; 1905 – February 2, 1967) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. Biography Early life Zhao was born in Chunxian (Now Yuanping City) in the Shanxi Province. Military career Zhao participated in the Nanchang uprisi ...

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 * Deng Hua * Chen Zaidao * Yang Dezhi * Peng Shaohui * Wang Hongkun * Li Kenong * Chen Bojun * Li Da * Yang Chengwu * Li Tao * Xiao Hua * Gan Siqi * Lai Chuanzhu *

Chen Qihan Chen Qihan (; 24 August 1897 – 19 June 1981) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. Biography Chen was born in Xingguo, Jiangxi, on 24 August 1897. He secretly joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1925. In October 1930, Ch ...

* Song Shilun * Su Zhenhua * Chen Xilian * Chen Shiju * Wang Xinting *

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 * Huang Yongsheng * Zhu Liangcai * Yang Yong * Zhang Aiping *

Fu Qiutao Fu Qiutao () (August 3, 1907 – August 25, 1981) was a People's Liberation Army senior general and a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Pingjiang County, Hunan Province. He was vice-governor and the 2nd Chinese Communist Part ...

* Han Xianchu * Tang Liang * Hong Xuezhi * Li Zhimin * Zhou Huan * Li Tianyou * Liu Zhen * Yang Zhicheng * Wang Ping * Zhong Qiguang * Guo Tianmin * Wei Guoqing * He Bingyan * Lu Zhengcao * Ulanhu * Fu Zhong * Zhou Shidi * Tao Zhiyue * Dong Qiwu * Chen Mingren * Yan Hongyan * Wang Jian'an (1956) * Li Jukui (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 * Qin Jiwei * Chi Haotian * Yang Baibing * Zhao Nanqi * Xu Xin * Guo Linxiang * You Taizhong * Wang Chenghan * Zhang Zhen * Li Desheng * Liu Zhenhua * Xiang Shouzhi * Wan Haifeng * Li Yaowen * Wang Hai

Generals (7 June 1993)

* Zhang Wannian * Yu Yongbo * Fu Quanyou * Zhu Dunfa * Zhang Lianzhong *

Cao Shuangming Cao Shuangming (; August 1929 – 23 July 2019) was a fighter pilot and general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). He fought in the Chinese Civil War, the Korean War, and the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, and served as comm ...

Generals (8 June 1994)

* Xu Huizi * Li Jing * Yang Dezhong * Wang Ruilin * Zhou Keyu * Ding Henggao * Dai Xuejiang * Lin Boang * Gu Shanqing * Liu Jingsong * Cao Fansheng * Zhang Taiheng * Song Qingwei * Gu Hui * Li Xilin * Shi Yuxiao

Generals (23 January 1996)

* Zhou Ziyu * Yu Zhenwu * Ding Wenchang * Sui Yongju

Generals (27 March 1998)

Cao Gangchuan Cao Gangchuan ( zh , s = 曹刚川 , t = 曹剛川 , p = Cáo Gāngchuān ; born December 1935) is a Chinese retired general who was the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defense. He was also state coun ...

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

Generals (29 September 1999)

* Guo Boxiong *

Xu Caihou Xu Caihou (; June 1943 – 15 March 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 the ...

Generals (21 June 2000)

* Huai Fulin * Wu Quanxu * Qian Shugen * Xiong Guangkai * Tang Tianbiao * Yuan Shoufang * Zhang Shutian * Zhou Kunren * Li Jinai * Shi Yunsheng * Yang Huaiqing * Liu Shunyao * Wang Zuxun * Du Tiehuan * Liao Xilong * Xu Yongqing

Generals (2 June 2002)

* Qiao Qingchen * Wen Zongren * Qian Guoliang * Jiang Futang * Chen Bingde * Liang Guanglie * Liu Shutian

Generals (20 June 2004)

* Ge Zhenfeng * Zhang Li * You Xigui * Zhang Wentai * Hu Yanlin * Zheng Shenxia * Zhao Keming * Zhu Qi * Liu Dongdong * Lei Mingqiu * Liu Zhenwu * Yang Deqing * Wu Shuangzhan * Sui Mingtai

Generals (25 September 2004)

* Zhang Dingfa * Jing Zhiyuan

Generals (24 June 2006)

* Liu Yongzhi * Sun Zhongtong * Chi Wanchun * Deng Changyou * Peng Xiaofeng * Pei Huailiang * Fu Tinggui * Yu Linxiang * Zhu Wenquan * Wang Jianmin

Generals (6 July 2007)

Xu Qiliang Xu Qiliang ( zh , s = 许其亮 , p = Xǔ Qíliàng ; 29 March 1950 – 2 June 2025) was a Chinese air force general in the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). He served as a Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Chine ...

* Sun Dafa * Wu Shengli

Generals (2 November 2007)

* Chang Wanquan

Generals (15 July 2008)

* Liu Zhenqi * Huang Xianzhong * Fan Changlong

Generals (20 July 2009)

* Ma Xiaotian * Liu Yuan * Zhang Haiyang

Generals (19 July 2010)

* Zhang Qinsheng * Tong Shiping * Liu Chengjun * Wang Xibin * Fang Fenghui * Wang Guosheng * Zhao Keshi * Chen Guoling * Zhang Yang * Li Shiming

Generals (23 July 2011)

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

Zhang Youxia Zhang Youxia (; born July 1950) is a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and currently the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC). Zhang previously served as Head of the CMC Equipment Development Department, ...

Generals (30 July 2012)

* Du Jincai * Liu Yazhou * Du Hengyan * Tian Xiusi * Wang Jianping * Xu Yaoyuan

Generals (23 November 2012)

Wei Fenghe Wei Fenghe (; born February 1954) is a retired general ('' shang jiang'') in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as commander of the PLA Rocket Force, formerly known as the Second Artillery Corps. From 2018 to 2023, he was the Ministe ...

Promoted in 2013

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

Cai Yingting Cai Yingting (; born April 1954) is a former general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as commander of the Nanjing Military Region and president of the PLA Academy of Military Science, but was demoted in 2017. Career Cai Y ...

* Xu Fenlin

Promoted in 2014

On 11 July 2014, 4 officers were promoted to general: * Qi Jianguo *

Wang Jiaocheng Wang Jiaocheng (; born 1952) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Force. He served as the inaugural Commander of the Southern Theater Command from 2016 to 2017. Prior to that he was the Commander of the Shenyang Mil ...

* 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 politi ...

* Zhang Shibo * Song Puxuan * Liu Yuejun * Zhao Zongqi * Zheng Weiping * Li Zuocheng * 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 Han Weiguo (; born January 1956) is a general (''shang jiang'') of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was Commander of the PLA Ground Force from August 2017 to June 2021, and formerly served as the inaugural Commander of the Central ...

* Liu Lei * Yu Zhongfu * 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 *

Qin Shengxiang Qin Shengxiang (; born February 1957) is an admiral of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) who was the Political Commissar of the PLA Navy from September 2017 to January 2022. He formerly served as Director of the General Office of t ...

* Ding Laihang *

Zheng He Zheng He (also romanized Cheng Ho; 1371–1433/1435) was a Chinese eunuch, admiral and diplomat from the early Ming dynasty, who is often regarded as the greatest admiral in History of China, Chinese history. Born into a Muslims, Muslim famil ...

* An Zhaoqing On 12 December 2019, 7 officers were promoted to general: *

He Weidong He Weidong ( zh, s=何卫东; born May 1957) is a general ( shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as the Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission from March 2023 till his removal in March 2025, and member of the 2 ...

* He Ping * Wang Jianwu * Li Qiaoming * Zhou Yaning * Li Fengbiao *

Yang Xuejun Yang Xuejun (; born April 1963) is a Chinese educator and computer scientist currently serving as president of the PLA Academy of Military Science. Previously he served as president of the National University of Defense Technology. He was promo ...

Promoted in 2020

On 29 July 2020, one officer was promoted to general: * Xu Zhongbo On 18 December 2020, 4 officers were promoted to general: * Guo Puxiao * Zhang Xudong * Li Wei *

Wang Chunning Wang Chunning (; born March 1963) is a general of the People's Liberation Army of China, currently serving as commander of the People's Armed Police. He was promoted to the rank of major general ('' shaojiang'') in 2011, lieutenant general ('' ...

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 (''Jiang (rank), shangjiang'') of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who is the current commander of Eastern Theater Command, in office since January 2022. Biography Born in the town of Haikou, Fuji ...

Dong Jun Dong Jun ( zh, s=董军, p=Dǒng Jūn; born in 1961) is a Chinese admiral of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He was the Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy from September 2021 to December 2023. On 29 December 2023, he was app ...

* Chang Dingqiu * Xu Xueqiang

Promoted in 2022

On 21 January 2022, 7 officers were promoted to general: * Liu Qingsong * Wu Ya'nan * Xu Deqing * Qin Shutong * Yuan Huazhi * Li Yuchao * Zhang Hongbing On 8 September 2022, 1 officer was promoted to general: * Wang Qiang

Promoted in 2023

On 18 January 2023, 1 officer was promoted to general: * Huang Ming On 28 June 2023, 2 officers were promoted to general: *

Zheng Xuan Zheng Xuan (127– July 200), courtesy name Kangcheng (), was a Chinese philosopher, politician, and writer who lived towards the end of the Eastern Han dynasty. He was born in Gaomi, Beihai Commandery (modern Weifang, Shandong), and was a ...

* Ling Huanxin On 31 July 2023, 2 officers were promoted to general: * Wang Houbin * Xu Xisheng On 25 December 2023, 2 officers were promoted to general: * Wang Wenquan * Hu Zhongming

Promoted in 2024

On 28 March 2024, 2 officers were promoted to general: * Wang Renhua * Xiao Tianliang On 9 July 2024, 1 officer was promoted to general: * He Hongjun On 23 December 2024, 1 officer was promoted to general: * Chen Hui

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List of generals of China This is a list of marshals and full generals and admirals of the People's Republic of China, including all branches of the People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police. Marshals Ten PLA officers were awarded the rank of Marshal ('' ...