Zhang Xudong | |||||||
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张旭东 | |||||||
Commander of the Western Theater Command | |||||||
In office December 2020 – June 2021 | |||||||
Preceded by | Zhao Zongqi | ||||||
Succeeded by | Xu Qiling | ||||||
Personal details | |||||||
Born | November 1962 Qian'an, Hebei, China | ||||||
Died | October 1, 2021 Beijing, China | (aged 58)||||||
Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
Occupation | Military officer | ||||||
Military service | |||||||
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Years of service | 1981–2021 | ||||||
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Commands | Western Theater Command | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 張旭東 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 张旭东 | ||||||
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Zhang Xudong (Chinese: 张旭东; November 1962 – 1 October 2021) was a general (Shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He was commander of the Western Theater Command.[1] He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2012, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2018,[2] and general (Shangjiang) in December 2020.[3]