Wu Shengli
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Wu Shengli is a Chinese admiral. He is the seventh and current Commander in Chief of the People's Liberation Army Navy
(PLAN) of the People's Republic of China
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, Hebei Province. He attained the rank of Rear Admiral in 1994, and Vice Admiral in 2003. He was appointed the Commander of the PLA Navy in 2007 and was promoted to Admiral on June 20, 2007. His former posts include chief of staff at the Fujian
naval base, the president of Dalian Naval Academy, the commander of the Fujian naval base, vice commander of the East Sea Fleet, vice commander of the Guangzhou Military Region and commander of the Naval South Sea Fleet. He became deputy chief of staff of the PLA in 2004.
He is a member of the Communist Party of China
and PLA Central Military Commissions. He is also a member of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
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People's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy is the naval branch of the People's Liberation Army , the military of the People's Republic of China. Until the early 1990s, the navy performed a subordinate role to the PLA Land Forces. Since then, it has undergone rapid modernisation...
(PLAN) of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
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Biography
Wu was born in WuqiaoWuqiao
Sangyuan is a town and the county seat of Wuqiao County, Hebei Province of the People's Republic of China. Sangyuan covers an area of 37.4 square kilometers with a population of 45,400 and 9 communities and 33 villages under its jurisdiction....
, Hebei Province. He attained the rank of Rear Admiral in 1994, and Vice Admiral in 2003. He was appointed the Commander of the PLA Navy in 2007 and was promoted to Admiral on June 20, 2007. His former posts include chief of staff at the Fujian
Fujian
' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...
naval base, the president of Dalian Naval Academy, the commander of the Fujian naval base, vice commander of the East Sea Fleet, vice commander of the Guangzhou Military Region and commander of the Naval South Sea Fleet. He became deputy chief of staff of the PLA in 2004.
He is a member of the Communist Party of China
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
and PLA Central Military Commissions. He is also a member of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
The 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is in session from 2007 to 2012.It elected the 17th Politburo of the Communist Party of China in 2007.-Chronology:#1st Plenary Session#*Date: October 22, 2007#*Location: Beijing...
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