Rong Guiqing (simplified Chinese: 戎贵卿; traditional Chinese: 戎貴卿; pinyin: Róng Guìqīng; born May 1958) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He has been Deputy Commander of the PLA Ground Force since December 2015, and previously served as Chief of Staff of the Chengdu Military Region and Commander of the 54th Group Army.

Rong Guiqing
戎贵卿
Chief of Staff of the Western Theater Command
Assumed office
January 2016
Preceded byNew title
Deputy Commander of the Western Theater Command
Assumed office
January 2016
LeaderZhao Zongqi
Zhang Xudong
Chief of Staff of the Chengdu Military Region
In office
December 2014 – December 2015
Preceded byZhou Xiaozhou
Succeeded byPosition revoked
Personal details
BornMay 1958 (age 66)
Weishi County, Henan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPLA National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Rank Lieutenant general

Biography

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Rong was born in Weishi County, Henan Province. He is a graduate of the PLA National Defence University. He is a member of the Chinese Communist Party.[citation needed]

In July 2008, he was promoted to the rank of major general. In 2009 he became Commander of the 54th Group Army of the Jinan Military Region, a position he held until December 2014, when he was transferred to the Chengdu Military Region and served as Chief of Staff, replacing Zhou Xiaozhou.[1][2] In December 2015, he was promoted again to become Deputy Commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force.[3] In January 2016, he was appointed deputy commander and chief of staff of the newly established Western Theater Command.[4] He was promoted to lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2016.

He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Lin Yunshi and Luo Guoping (2015-01-08). "PLA Sees Major Shake-up of Political Officers in Recent Weeks". Caixin.
  2. ^ 成都军区原参谋长周小周转任副司令员,戎贵卿跨大军区接棒. The Paper (in Chinese). 2015-01-04.
  3. ^ 陆军首任领导班子11名将军亮相(名单). Phoenix Television (in Chinese). 2016-01-03.
  4. ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让); Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (7 March 2016). 戎贵卿出任西部战区副司令员兼参谋长,曾任“铁军”军长. The Paper (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. ^ 中华人民共和国第十二届全国人民代表大会代表名单. 163.COM (in Chinese). 2013-02-27.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of the 54th Group Army
2009–2014
Succeeded by
Shi Zhenglu
Preceded by
Zhou Xiaozhou (周小周)
Chief of Staff of the Chengdu Military Region
2014–2015
Succeeded by
Position revoked
New title Chief of Staff of the Western Theater Command
2016–
Incumbent