Sun Jianguo

Sun Jianguo (Chinese: 孙建国; born 1952) is a retired admiral of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He served as Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff from 2009 to 2017.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Sun.
Sun Jianguo
孙建国
Sun Jianguo at The Pentagon in November 2014
Deputy chief of Joint Staff
In office
2009 – present
Chief of Staff of the PLA Navy
In office
2004 – present
Preceded byZhao Xingfa
Succeeded byDing Yiping
Personal details
Born1952 (age 68–69)
Wuqiao, Hebei, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materPLA Navy Submarine Academy
Military service
Allegiance China
Branch/servicePeople's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service1968−present
Rank Admiral

Biography

Sun Jianguo was born in 1952 in Wuqiao, Hebei Province. He joined the People's Liberation Army in 1968, and graduated from the PLA Navy Submarine Academy in 1978. From 1996 to 2000 he served as deputy commander of the Navy submarine base and President of the Submarine Academy. He was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff of the PLA Navy in 2000, and promoted to Chief of Staff in 2004. In 2006 he became Assistant to the PLA Chief of Staff, and was promoted to Deputy PLA Chief of Staff in 2009.[1][2] In 2013, Sun replaced Qi Jianguo as head of the China Institute for International Strategic Studies, taking over responsibility for military intelligence and diplomacy.[3]

He attained the rank of rear admiral in 1999, vice-admiral in July 2006, and admiral in July 2011.[1][2]

Sun was an alternate member of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and a full member of the 18th Central Committee.[1][2]

References
  1. 孙建国 (in Chinese). Phoenix New Media. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. "Sun Jianguo". China Vitae. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. "Sun Jianguo replaces Qi Jianguo as PLA strategy head". China Times. 2013-09-03.
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