Bi Yi (Chinese: 毕毅; born 1965) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China, currently serving as commander of the People's Liberation Army Information Support Force, in office since April 2024.

Bi Yi
毕毅
Commander of the People's Liberation Army Information Support Force
Assumed office
April 2024
Political CommissarLi Wei
Preceded byNew title
Personal details
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Dandong, Liaoning, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service?–present
Rank Lieutenant general
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBì Yì

Biography

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Bi was born in Dandong, Liaoning, in 1965. He once served as head of the Military Training and Services Department of the Shenyang Military Region and chief of staff of the 40th Group Army. He was deputy commander of the 78th Group Army in 2017 and subsequently commander of the PLA Hunan Military District in May 2018.[1][2] In 2021, he was appointed deputy head of the Training and Administration Department of the Central Military Commission, he remained in that position until July 2023, when he was chosen as deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force.[3] In April 2024, he was commissioned as commander of the newly established People's Liberation Army Information Support Force.[4]

References

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  1. ^ 人事观察 湖南、陕西省军区领导班子调整. caixin.com (in Chinese). 2018-05-12. Archived from the original on 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  2. ^ 岳怀让 (2018-05-12). 第78集团军副军长毕毅出任湖南省军区司令员. thepaper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  3. ^ CCTV7军事报道 (2023-08-29). 军事报道 全军装备质量工作会议在北京召开 张又侠出席并讲话. CCTV7 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-08-30. Retrieved 2024-05-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "China's new Information Support Force". IISS. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of the PLA Hunan Military District
2018–2021
Succeeded by
New title Commander of the People's Liberation Army Information Support Force
2024–present
Incumbent