Xu Zhongbo

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Xu.
Xu Zhongbo
徐忠波
Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force
Assumed office
July 2020
Preceded byWang Jiasheng
Personal details
BornOctober 1960 (age 61)
Rushan, Shandong, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/serviceRocket Force Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (2020–present)
 People's Liberation Army Ground Force (1978–2020)
Years of service1978–present
RankPLAGeneral r.png General

Xu Zhongbo (Chinese: 徐忠波; pinyin: Xú Zhōngbō; born October 1960) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China, currently serving as political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force.[1] He is an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.[2] He is a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

Biography[]

Xu was born in Rushan, Shandong, in October 1960. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in March 1978. He served in the 20th Group Army since December 2003, what he was eventually promoted to political commissar in 2013. In October 2014, he was appointed political commissar of the 83rd Group Army, taking over from Xu Yuanlin. In February 2016, he became political commissar of the Western Theater Command Ground Force.[3] In December 2017, he became political commissar of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Central Military Commission, a position he held until July 2020,[2] when he was promoted to become political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force.

He was promoted to the rank of major general (Shaojiang) in 2010, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2017,[4] and general (Shangjiang) in July 2020.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Mei Shixiong (梅世雄) (29 July 2020). 中央军委举行晋升上将军衔仪式 习近平颁发命令状并向晋衔的军官表示祝贺. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b Wang Jun (王俊) (7 August 2018). 候补中委、西部战区陆军原政委徐忠波中将已履新联勤保障部队. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ Lin Zizhen (林子桢) (2 February 2016). 徐忠波升任西部战区陆军政委. caixin.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. ^ Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (4 August 2017). 廖可铎、何卫东、徐忠波、李桥铭、王建武、王春宁晋升中将. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
Military offices
Preceded by
 [zh]
 Political Commissar of the 20th Group Army
2012–2014 		Succeeded by
 [zh]
Preceded by
 [zh]
 Political Commissar of the 83rd Group Army
2014–2016 		Succeeded by
New title Political Commissar of the Western Theater Command Ground Force
– 		Succeeded by
New title Political Commissar of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Central Military Commission
2017–2020 		Succeeded by
 [zh]
Preceded by Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force
2020–present 		Incumbent
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