Wang Chunning

Wang Chunning (Chinese: 王春宁; born March 1963) is a general of the People's Liberation Army of China, currently serving as commander of the People's Armed Police.[1] He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 2011, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2017,[2] and general (Shangjiang) in December 2020.[3]

Wang Chunning
王春宁
Commander of the People's Armed Police
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2020
Preceded by	Wang Ning
Chief of Staff of the People's Armed Police
In office April 2020 – December 2020
Preceded by	Zheng Jiagai
Succeeded by	TBA
Personal details
Born	March 1963 (age 57) Nanjing, Jiangsu, 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 (?–2020) People's Armed Police (2020–present)
Years of service	?-present
Rank	General
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	王春寧
Simplified Chinese	王春宁
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Chūnníng

Biography

Wang was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu, in March 1963, while his ancestral home is in Muping District of Yantai, Shandong. His father Wang Yongming was a lieutenant general.

He entered politics in July 1985, and joined the Communist Party of China in April 1986. In 2009 he was promoted to chief of staff of the 1st Group Army. He was its deputy commander in 2010, and held that office until 2014. In January 2014 he succeeded Han Weiguo as commander of the 12th Group Army. In August 2016, he was appointed commander of the Beijing Garrison. In January 2020, he became a member of Standing Committee of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee. In April 2020, he was appointed chief of staff of the People's Armed Police. He was promoted to its commander in December of that same year.

References

1. "Xi Focus: Xi presents orders to promote military, armed police officers". xinhuanet.com. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
2. Yue Huairang (岳怀让); Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (4 August 2017). 廖可铎、何卫东、徐忠波、李桥铭、王建武、王春宁晋升中将. 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.