Zhang Xudong

Zhang Xudong (Chinese: 张旭东; born March 1962) is a general (Shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China and the current commander of the Western Theater Command.[1] He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2012, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2018,[2] and general (Shangjiang) in December 2020.[3]

Zhang Xudong
张旭东
Commander of the Western Theater Command
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2020
Preceded by	Zhao Zongqi
Personal details
Born	March 1962 (age 58) Liaoning, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Occupation	Military officer
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	?-present
Rank	General
Commands	Western Theater Command
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	張旭東
Simplified Chinese	张旭东
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Xùdōng

Biography

Zhang was born in Liaoning, in March 1962. He served in Shenyang Military Region for a long time. He once served as chief of staff of the 39th Army Group Army. In February 2014, he succeeded Pan Liangshi as commander of the 39th Army Group Army. In March 2017, he was appointed deputy commander of the Central Theater Command and commander of the Central Theater Command Ground Force.[4] On October 1, 2019, he was deputy commander in chief of the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China. In December 2020, he became commander of the Western Theater Command, succeeding Zhao Zongqi.[5]

References

1. "Xi Focus: Xi presents orders to promote military, armed police officers". xinhuanet.com. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
2. Wang Jun (王俊) (3 August 2018). 将官晋衔消息陆续披露，中部战区副司令员张旭东晋升中将军衔. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
3. Li Xuanliang (李宣良) (18 December 2020). 中央军委举行晋升上将军衔警衔仪式 习近平颁发命令状并向晋衔的军官警官表示祝贺. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
4. Lin Yunshi (林韵诗) (20 March 2017). 39集团军军长张旭东升任中部战区陆军司令员. caixin.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
5. "Chinese President Xi appoints new General for PLA's Western Theatre Command amidst Ladakh standoff". economictimes. Retrieved 20 December 2020.