Sun Jinming (Chinese: 孙金明; born March 1965) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China.
Sun Jinming | |||||||
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孙金明 | |||||||
| Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force | |||||||
| In office March 2022 – July 2024 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Li Yuchao | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | March 1965 (age 59) Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (expelled in 2024) | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force People's Liberation Army Rocket Force | ||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant general | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 孙金明 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 孫金明 | ||||||
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He was an alternate member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]
Biography
editSun was born in Taizhou, Jiangsu, in March 1965.
He was promoted to deputy commander of the 52th Base of the Second Artillery Force in 2015. In 2017, he was promoted again to commander the 69th Base of the Second Artillery Force. In 2018, he was appointed commander the 64th Base of the Second Artillery Force, he remained in that position until March 2022, when he was chosen as chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in August 2016 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in March 2022.[3]
In July 2024, the 3rd Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee confirmed the decision to expel Sun.[4][5]
References
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- ^ 军民畅叙鱼水情 军地携手谱新篇. gansudaily.com.cn. 3 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让); Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (6 August 2016). 火箭军举行将官晋升仪式：周亚宁、方向晋升中将军衔. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "China Ousts Ex-Foreign Minister Qin Gang From Central Committee". Bloomberg News. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "受权发布丨中国共产党第二十届中央委员会第三次全体会议公报-新华网". xinhuanet.com. 18 July 2024. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.