Chen Daoxiang (Chinese: 陈道祥; born September 1962) is a major general (shaojiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as commander of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison between 2019 and 2022.[1][2][3] He is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.
Chen Daoxiang | |||||||
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陈道祥 | |||||||
 Chen in 2019 | |||||||
| Commander of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison | |||||||
| In office March 2019 – January 2022 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Tan Benhong | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Peng Jingtang | ||||||
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| Born | September 1962 (age 62) Xuancheng, Anhui, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
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| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Rank |  Major general | ||||||
| Commands | Guangzhou Military Region/ Southern Theater Command (2014–2019) | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 陈道祥 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳道祥 | ||||||
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Biography
editChen was born in Xuancheng, Anhui, in September 1962. He served in the Nanjing Military Region for a long time. In April 2010, he was promoted to chief of staff of the 1st Group Army. In July 2011, he was awarded the military rank of general (shangjiang) by chairman Xi Jinping. In July 2014, he was promoted to become deputy chief of staff of Guangzhou Military Region,[4] a position he held until April 2019, when he was transferred to Hong Kong and appointed commander of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Catherine, Wong (26 May 2020). "China's Hong Kong garrison "ready to safeguard national security" in the city". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ Minnie, Chan; Tony, Cheung (10 January 2022). "Beijing sends former Xinjiang paramilitary chief to take command of Hong Kong garrison". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Xinjiang anti-terror general to lead China's Hong Kong garrison". theguardian.com. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ 陆军第1集团军原参谋长陈道祥调任广州军区副参谋长. Sohu (in Chinese). 2 October 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Chen Daoxiang appointed commander of PLA HK Garrison". chinadaily.com. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Chen Daoxiang appointed commander of PLA Garrison in Hong Kong". straitstimes.com. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2022.