Gu Xiangbing (Chinese: 顾祥兵; born February 1959) is a vice admiral (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), serving as deputy commander of the Eastern Theater Command since January 2016. He is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.[1]
Gu Xiangbing | |||||||
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顾祥兵 | |||||||
| Deputy Commander of the Eastern Theater Command | |||||||
| Assumed office January 2016 | |||||||
| Commander | Liu Yuejun He Weidong | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | February 1959 (age 65) Qidong County, Jiangsu, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Navy | ||||||
| Years of service | 1978–present | ||||||
| Rank |  Vice admiral | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 顾祥兵 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 顧祥兵 | ||||||
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Biography
editGu was born in Qidong County, Jiangsu, in February 1959. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in 1978. In December 2008, he rose to become deputy chief of staff of the North Sea Fleet. In December 2009, he was appointed president of PLA Navy Submarine Academy, succeeding Wei Xueyi. In July 2011, he became deputy commander of the East Sea Fleet, and held that office until January 2016, when he was commissioned as deputy commander of the Eastern Theater Command.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of rear admiral (Shaojiang) in July 2010 and vice admiral (zhongjiang) in July 2017.[3]
References
edit- ^ Zhou Chi (周驰) (25 February 2018). （受权发布）中华人民共和国第十三届全国人民代表大会代表名单. chinanews.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2018-02-27. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (4 February 2016). 杨晖、顾祥兵、孙和荣、王平出任东部战区领导. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (24 July 2017). 官方媒体证实：东部战区领导顾祥兵晋升中将军衔. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 November 2021.