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 | |||||||
| Assumed office March 2022 | |||||||
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| Born | March 1965 (age 59) Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| 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 is an alternate member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]
Biography edit
Sun 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]
References edit
- ^ Xu Kun (徐锟) (22 October 2022). 中国共产党第二十届中央委员会候补委员名单（171名）. Chinadaily (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ 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.