Zhang Xudong

Zhang Xudong (Chinese: 张旭东; November 1962 – 1 October 2021) was a general (Shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He was 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]

Biography

Zhang was born in Qian'an, Tangshan, Hebei province in 1962. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in September 1981 and joined the Communist Party in August 1984.^[4] 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.^[5] 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.^[6]

Zhang died on 1 October 2021, from cold conditions while deployed with his troops near the LAC.^[7]

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^ 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.
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^ Wang Mengmeng (王萌萌) (21 October 2021). 张旭东同志逝世. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^ 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.
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^ Minnie, Chan (21 October 2021). "Chinese general Zhang Xudong who stepped down as head of Western Theatre Command in June dies aged 58". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

Military offices
Preceded by Pan Liangshi	Commander of the 39th Army Group Army 2014–2017	Succeeded by Position revoked
Preceded by Shi Luze [zh]	Commander of the Central Theater Command Ground Force 2017–2017	Succeeded by Fan Chengcai [zh]
Preceded by Zhao Zongqi	Commanding Officer of the Western Theater Command 2020–2021	Succeeded by Xu Qiling

Commanders	Liu Yuejun He Weidong Lin Xiangyang
Commissars	Zheng Weiping He Ping Liu Qingsong

Commanders	Wang Jiaocheng Yuan Yubai Wang Xiubin
Commissars	Wei Liang Wang Jianwu

Commanders	Zhao Zongqi Zhang Xudong Xu Qiling Wang Haijiang
Commissars	Zhu Fuxi Wu Shezhou Li Fengbiao

Commanders	Song Puxuan Li Qiaoming Wang Qiang
Commissars	Chu Yimin Fan Xiaojun Liu Qingsong Zheng Xuan

Commanders	Han Weiguo Yi Xiaoguang Lin Xiangyang Wu Yanan Huang Ming
Commissars	Yin Fanglong Zhu Shengling Xu Deqing

v t e Generals and admirals of the People's Republic of China in active service
Ground Force and Strategic Support Force	Zhang Youxia He Weidong Li Shangfu Liu Zhenli Xu Qiling Wu Yanan Lin Xiangyang Wang Xiubin Wang Wenquan Wang Haijiang Li Fengbiao Li Qiaoming Huang Ming Xu Deqing Qin Shutong Ju Qiansheng Li Wei Yang Xuejun Zheng He Zheng Xuan Ling Huanxin
Navy*	Dong Jun Miao Hua Yuan Huazhi Liu Qingsong Hu Zhongming
Air Force	Chang Dingqiu Guo Puxiao Xu Xueqiang Wang Qiang
Rocket Force	Zhang Shengmin Xu Xisheng Wang Houbin
Armed Police Force	Wang Chunning Zhang Hongbing
Although navy shang jiang* is officially translated as "admiral", there is no distinction between "general" and "admiral" in Chinese.

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