Assumed office State Commission: 19 March 2018 Party Commission: 25 October 2017
Serving with Xu Qiliang and He Weidong
Chairman
Xi Jinping
Head of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission
In office January 2016 – August 2017
Succeeded by
Li Shangfu
Head of the People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department
In office October 2012 – January 2016
Preceded by
Chang Wanquan
Personal details
Born
July 1950 (age 73) Beijing, China
Political party
Chinese Communist Party
Parent
Zhang Zongxun
Alma mater
PLA Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance
People's Republic of China
Branch/service
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service
1968–present
Rank
General
Unit
Central Military Commission Central Leading Group for Military Reform
Commands
CMC Equipment Development Department (2015–2017) PLA General Armaments Department (2012–2015) Shenyang Military Region (2007–2012) 13th Group Army (2000–2005)
Battles/wars
Sino-Vietnamese War (1979) Battle of Laoshan (1984)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
张又侠
Traditional Chinese
張又俠
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhāng Yòuxiá
Zhang Youxia (Chinese: 张又侠; born July 1950) is a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and currently the first-ranked Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC).[1] He previously served as Head of the CMC Equipment Development Department, and its predecessor, the PLA General Armaments Department, from 2012 to 2017.[2] He is the son of General Zhang Zongxun. He is a veteran of the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War and one of the few serving generals in China with war experience.[3]
^"Biography of Zhang Youxia". China Vitae. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
^The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 26–28, 2012, p. 3.
^"PLA reshuffle strengthens Xi Jinping's hand in corruption fight". South China Morning Post. 2014-09-22.
ZhangYouxia (Chinese: 张又侠; born July 1950) is a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and currently the first-ranked Vice Chairman of...
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