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Zhang Xudong

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Zhang Xudong
Trương húc đông
Commander of theWestern Theater Command
In office
December 2020 – June 2021
Preceded byZhao Zongqi
Succeeded byXu Qiling
Personal details
BornNovember 1962
Qian'an,Hebei,China
DiedOctober 1, 2021(2021-10-01)(aged 58)
Beijing,China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
OccupationMilitary officer
Military service
AllegiancePeople's Republic of China
Branch/servicePeople's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1981–2021
RankGeneral
CommandsWestern Theater Command
Chinese name
Traditional ChineseTrươngHúcĐông
Simplified ChineseTrươngHúcĐông
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Xùdōng

Zhang Xudong(Chinese:Trương húc đông;November 1962 – 1 October 2021) was a general (Shang gian g) of thePeople's Liberation Army(PLA) of China. He was commander of theWestern Theater Command.[1]He was promoted to the rank ofmajor general(shao gian g) in July 2012,lieutenant general(zhong gian g) in July 2018,[2]andgeneral(Shang gian g) in December 2020.[3]

Biography

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Zhang was born inQian'an,Tangshan,Hebeiprovince in 1962. He enlisted in thePeople's Liberation Armyin September 1981 and joined theChinese Communist Partyin August 1984.[4]He served inShenyang Military Regionfor a long time. He once served as chief of staff of the39th Army Group Army.In February 2014, he succeededPan Liangshias commander of the 39th Army Group Army. In March 2017, he was appointed deputy commander of theCentral Theater Commandand commander of the Central Theater Command Ground Force.[5]On October 1, 2019, he was deputy commander in chief of the70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China.In December 2020, he became commander of theWestern Theater Command,succeedingZhao Zongqi.[6]

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

References

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  1. ^"Xi Focus: Xi presents orders to promote military, armed police officers".Xinhua.18 December 2020.Retrieved20 December2020.
  2. ^Wang Jun (Vương tuấn) (3 August 2018).Quan tướng tấn hàm tin tức lục tục công bố, trung bộ chiến khu phó tư lệnh viên trương húc Đông Tấn thăng trung tướng quân hàm.The Paper(in Chinese).Retrieved20 December2020.
  3. ^Li Xuanliang (Lý tuyên lương) (18 December 2020).Trung ương quân ủy cử hành tấn chức thượng tướng quân hàm cảnh hàm nghi thức Tập Cận Bình ban phát mệnh lệnh trạng cũng hướng tấn hàm quan quân cảnh sát tỏ vẻ chúc mừng.Xinhua(in Chinese).Retrieved20 December2020.
  4. ^Wang Mengmeng (Vương manh manh) (21 October 2021).Trương húc đông đồng chí qua đời.Xinhua(in Chinese).Retrieved21 October2021.
  5. ^Lin Yunshi (Lâm vận thơ) (20 March 2017).39 tập đoàn quân quân trường trương húc mọc lên ở phương đông nhậm trung bộ chiến khu lục quân tư lệnh viên.Caixin(in Chinese).Retrieved20 December2020.
  6. ^"Chinese President Xi appoints new General for PLA's Western Theatre Command amidst Ladakh standoff".economictimes.Retrieved20 December2020.
  7. ^Chan, Minnie (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.Retrieved21 October2021.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of the39th Army Group Army
2014–2017 		Succeeded by
Position revoked
Preceded by Commander of the Central Theater Command Ground Force
2017–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commanding Officer of theWestern Theater Command
2020–2021 		Succeeded by
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