Xu Qiling

Xu Qiling (Chinese: 徐起零; born July 1962) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He has been Commander of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force since December 2018, and formerly served as Commander of the 79th Group Army.

Xu Qiling
徐起零
Commander of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force
Assumed office
December 2018
Preceded byQin Weijiang
Commander of the 79th Group Army
In office
March 2017 – December 2018
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHuo Jiangang
Personal details
BornJuly 1962 (age 58)
Huaiyang District, Zhoukou, Henan
Political partyCommunist Party of China
OccupationMilitary officer
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Rank Lieutenant general
Chinese name
Chinese徐起零
In this Chinese name, the family name is Xu.

Biography

Xu was born in Huaiyang District, Zhoukou, Henan in July 1963. He served in Jinan Military Region for a long time before serving as Commander of the 83rd Group Army. He was Deputy Commander of the Central Theater Command in 2016, and held that office until March 2017, when he was appointed Commander of the 79th Group Army.[1][2] He rose to become Commander of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force in December 2018, replacing Qin Weijiang.[3] On December 11, 2019, he was awarded the military rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) by Central Military Commission chairman Xi Jinping.[4]

He was a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

References
  1. Wang Jun (王俊) (27 July 2016). 陆军第54集团军原参谋长徐起零少将任中部战区陆军副司令员. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. 多个集团军主官亮相 张孟滨任82军政委. caixin.com (in Chinese). 2 August 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. Yan Hongliang (闫宏亮) (3 January 2019). 接棒秦卫江 徐起零出任东部战区陆军司令. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. Song Guoqing (宋国庆); Li Xiaojing (李晓婧) (11 December 2019). 刘发庆、黄铭等6名陆军军官晋升中将军衔. Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
Military offices
Previous:
Position established		 Commander of the 79th Group Army
2017–2018		 Next:
Huo Jiangang (霍建刚)
Previous:
Qin Weijiang		 Commander of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force
2018		 Incumbent
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