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China names new chief of PLA theatre command that guards Beijing

  • Huang Ming was also promoted to the rank of general at a ceremony in Beijing
  • The 59-year-old was elected as a member of the Central Committee in October

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General Huang Ming is the new commander of the PLA’s Central Theatre Command. Photo: Handout
Amber Wangin Beijing

China has appointed Huang Ming to head the PLA Central Theatre Command in charge of guarding the capital Beijing, its fifth commander in seven years.

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Huang was promoted to the rank of general – the highest rank for officers in active service in China – and presented with a certificate of order by President Xi Jinping at a ceremony in Beijing on Wednesday, state news agency Xinhua reported.

Xi is also chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC).

Xi Jinping, chairman of the CMC, presents a certificate of order to General Huang Ming at a ceremony in Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua
Xi Jinping, chairman of the CMC, presents a certificate of order to General Huang Ming at a ceremony in Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua

Huang, 59, replaces General Wu Yanan as head of the command, which is headquartered in Beijing.

The appointment comes after Huang was elected as a member of the Central Committee – the largest of the Communist Party’s top decision-making bodies – during the national congress in October.

Huang was previously a commander of the Shenyang Military Region’s mechanised division in northeastern Liaoning province, which was seen as a pioneer in transforming training in the army, according to a report in military mouthpiece PLA Daily in 2012. It said he also led the division during a Sino-Russian joint military exercise in that time.

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Huang went on to become chief of staff of the 16th Group Army, headquartered in Changchun, Jilin, also in the northeast.

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