Huang Guoxian (Chinese: 黄国显; born April 1962) is a lieutenant general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). He has served as the inaugural Commander of the Eastern Theater Command Air Force since its establishment in February 2016. Prior to that, he was Commander of the Nanjing Military Region Air Force and Deputy Commander of the Nanjing MR from 2013 to 2016.
Huang Guoxian | |
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黄国显 | |
 Huang Guoxian in Pearl Harbor, September 2014 | |
| Commander of the Eastern Theater Command Air Force | |
| In office February 2016 – June 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Commander of the Nanjing Military Region Air Force | |
| In office July 2013 – January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Zheng Qunliang |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1962 (age 62) Henan, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Years of service | ? – present |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
Biography
editHuang Guoxian was born in April 1962 in Henan Province. He spent much of his career in the Chengdu Military Region Air Force, before being appointed Commander of the PLAAF Fuzhou Forward Headquarters in August 2005. In 2011, he succeeded Xu Anxiang as Chief of Staff of the Nanjing Military Region Air Force. In July 2013, he was promoted to Commander of the Nanjing MRAF, as well as Deputy Commander of the Nanjing MR, replacing Zheng Qunliang.[1][2] In February 2016, during Central Military Commission chairman Xi Jinping's military reform, Huang was appointed the Air Force Commander of the newly established PLA Eastern Theater Command.[3]
Huang attained the rank of major general in 2011,[1] and was elevated to the rank of lieutenant general (zhong jiang) on 16 July 2014. He was one of the youngest lieutenant generals in the PLAAF, along with Ma Zhenjun and Zhang Yihu.[4]
In September 2014, Huang and a delegation of PLAAF officers visited Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam in Hawaii, as part of a reciprocal visit to building a strong military to military relationship between the United States and China. He was hosted by General Hawk Carlisle, Pacific Air Forces commander.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Huang Guoxian" (in Chinese). National Chengchi University. 12 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ 黄国显任南京军区空军司令员. Caixin (in Chinese). 30 July 2013.
- ^ "黄国显出任东部战区空军司令员，刘德伟任政委". The Paper (in Chinese). 2016-02-06.
- ^ 中国空军罕见晋升26名将军 于忠福晋升中将. Sohu (in Chinese). 2014-08-15.
- ^ "Nanjing Regional Air Force Command visits Pacific Air Forces". Pacific Air Forces. 2014-09-25.