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 (aged 58) Beijing, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Occupation | Military officer | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | 1981–2021 | ||||||
| Rank |  General | ||||||
| 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]
- ^ "Xi Focus: Xi presents orders to promote military, armed police officers". Xinhua. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Wang Jun (王俊) (3 August 2018). 将官晋衔消息陆续披露，中部战区副司令员张旭东晋升中将军衔. The Paper (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Li Xuanliang (李宣良) (18 December 2020). 中央军委举行晋升上将军衔警衔仪式 习近平颁发命令状并向晋衔的军官警官表示祝贺. Xinhua (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 December 2020.