Sun Jilian

Sun Jilian (孙继炼)
Political Commissar of the PLA News Communication Center
Assumed office
August 2018
Personal details
BornOctober 1960 (age 65)
Beijing, China
PartyChinese Communist Party

Sun Jilian (Chinese: 孙继炼, born October 1960) is a major general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who has served since 2018 as the political commissar of the PLA News Communication Center. A native of Beijing, he joined the workforce in January 1977 and became a member of the Chinese Communist Party in February 1985.[1]

Biography

Sun began his career as a military journalist, working successively at the Guangzhou Military Region Press Station, the Second Artillery Force Press Station, and the People's Armed Police Press Station. He later held several editorial and managerial positions at the People's Liberation Army Daily, including director of the General Editorial Office and director of the Current Affairs Department.[2][3]

In 2012, he became deputy editor-in-chief of the PLA Daily, and in 2013 he was appointed director of the Television Publicity Center of the former PLA General Political Department. In December 2015, he was promoted to editor-in-chief of the PLA Daily.[4] In November 2016, Sun was elected vice-chairman of the 9th Council of the All-China Journalists Association. In August 2018, he assumed his current position as political commissar of the PLA News Communication Center.[5] He has also served as a member of the 13th Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "唐水福大校调任解放军电视宣传中心主任,接棒孙继炼少将_人事风向_澎湃新闻-The Paper". thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 2015-12-30. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  2. ^ "孙继炼少将任解放军报社总编辑 接棒谭健". 资讯_凤凰网 (in Chinese). 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
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  4. ^ "孙继炼少将升任解放军报社总编辑 跻身正军级". china.caixin.com (in Chinese). 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  5. ^ "孙继炼少将已任解放军新闻传播中心政委". 新浪新闻_手机新浪网 (in Chinese). 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  6. ^ "孙继炼". 中国记协网 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  7. ^ "解放軍報總編輯孫繼煉 轉任新聞傳播中心政委". 中央社 CNA (in Chinese). 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2025-11-18.