- Chang Wanquan
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Chang Wanquan Born January 1949
Nanyang, Henan Province, ChinaAllegiance People's Republic of China Service/branch People's Liberation Army Rank General Commands held General Armament Department among others Chang Wanquan (Chinese: 常万全; born on January 1949 ) is a general in the People's Liberation Army. 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.[1]
Born in Nanyang, Henan Province, Chang joined the PLA in March 1968 and the Communist Party of China (CPC) 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 16th and 17th Central Committees.
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