Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Chang Wanquan

Chang Wanquan is a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. He is the current director of the PLA General Armaments Department and a member of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China.

Born in Nanyang, Henan Province, Chang joined the PLA in March 1968, and the Communist Party of China in November of the same year. From January 2002 to December 2004, he was the chief of staff and a CPC committee member of the PLA Lanzhou Military Region. From December 2004 to September 2007, he was the commander of the PLA Shenyang Military Region. Since September 2007, he has been serving as the director of the PLA General Armaments Department. In October 2007, he was elected as a member of the Central Military Commission.

He attained the rank of major general in July 1997, lieutenant general in 2003, and full general in October 2007. He has been a member of the and .

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