Zhang Jian (lieutenant general)
Zhang Jian | |||||||
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张践 | |||||||
Zhang in 2017 | |||||||
| Chief of Staff of the Western Theater Command | |||||||
| Assumed office 2023 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Li Zhonglin | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | 1963 (age 62–63) | ||||||
| Party | Chinese 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 | ||||||
| Unit | 42nd Group Army | ||||||
| Commands | Western Theater Command | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张践 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張踐 | ||||||
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Zhang Jian (Chinese: 张践; born 1963) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China.
Biography
Zhang was born in Yiyang, Hunan, in 1963.[1] He secondary studied at Yiyang No. 1 High School.[1]
Zhang served in the Guangzhou Military Region for a long time in his early years. In 1997, he served as head of the office of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison. Afterwards, he successively served as commander of the Infantry Brigade of the Hong Kong Garrison, deputy chief of staff of the Hong Kong Garrison, and director of the Operations Department of the Guangzhou Military Region.
In 2007, Zhang became chief of staff of the 42nd Group Army, and later rose to deputy commander.
In May 2013, Zhang was chosen as commander of the Hubei Military District, but having held the position for only more than a year.[2]
In September 2014, Zhang was transferred to south China's Hainan province and appointed commander of the Hainan Military District.[2]
In February 2016, Zhang became chief of staff of the newly founded Eastern Theater Command Ground Force.[3]
In March 2017, Zhang was appointed as director of the Operations Bureau of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission.[4]
In August 2017, Zhang was commissioned as commander of the Southern Theater Command Ground Force.[5]
In 2023, Zhang rose to become deputy commander of the Western Theater Command, in addition to serving as chief of staff.[6]
He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2010 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in June 2019.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b 陆军举行晋衔仪式：校友张践晋升中将军衔. hnyysyz.com (in Chinese). 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ^ a b 张践调任海南省军区司令员. caixin.com (in Chinese). 2014-09-11. Archived from the original on 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
- ^ 东部战区陆军领导层亮相 多来自南京军区. caixin.com (in Chinese). 2016-02-05. Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
- ^ 张践少将出任中央军委联合参谋部作战局局长. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
- ^ 彭清华陈武及南部战区陆军司令员张践等在南宁向烈士敬献花篮. 163.com (in Chinese). 2017-09-30. Archived from the original on 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
- ^ 将军跨战区履新！南部战区、西部战区，出现了两位“新面孔”. cqsynews.com (in Chinese). 2023-08-02. Archived from the original on 2024-06-28. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ 解放军重要人事调整：三战区级新亮相. ifeng.com (in Chinese). 2017-10-01. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
- ^ 陆军举行晋衔仪式：张明才等6位军官晋升中将军衔. sohu.com (in Chinese). 2019-06-28. Archived from the original on 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2019-06-28.