The Chinese military has recently undergone personnel changes, with Lieutenant General Wang Jianwu serving as political commissar of the southern theater.(Internet)

The Chinese military has undergone recent personnel changes. General Wei Liang, the political commissar of the Southern Theater Command, and Yin Fanglong, the political commissar of the Central Theater Command, have retired. Lieutenant General Wang Jianwu, the former deputy director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, has been appointed as the political commissar of the Southern Theater Command..

At the same time, Lieutenant General Qin Weijiang, deputy commander of the Eastern Theater Command and Army Commander of the Eastern Theater Command, also resigned from his post in the military and became a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.Xu Qiling, the former commander of the 79th Group Army affiliated to the northern theater, replaced Qin Weijiang as the army commander of the eastern theater across theaters and was promoted to deputy position in the military region.

According to usual practice, commanders and political commissars of PLA theater and service branches usually sit next to each other at important meetings.

CCTV footage showed that Wei Liang and Yin Fanglong, both 65-year-old Wei Liang and Yin Fanglong, were absent from the Central Military Work Conference held on January 4. Wang Jianwu sat next to Yuan Yubai, the commander of the Southern Theater Command, indicating that he had replaced Wei Liang as the Southern Commander.War zone political commissar.The seat next to Yi Xiaoguang, commander of the Central Theater Command, was vacant, indicating that the new Political Commissar of the Central Theater Command had not yet arrived.

Wang Jianwu is 61 years old this year, and his appointment as the political commissar of the Southern Theater Command marks his entry into the ranks of the major military regions.Wang Jianwu served in the former Jinan Military Region for a long time, serving as the director of the Political Department of the 54th Group Army of the Army and the political commissar of the Joint Logistics Department of the Jinan Military Region.

In 2016, Wang Jianwu served as the political commissar of the Tibet Military Region. In 2017, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.

In May 2018, Wang Jianwu was transferred to be the deputy director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission and the deputy head of the State Council Leading Group for Poverty Alleviation and Development.After he becomes the political commissar of the Southern Theater Command, he will step down as deputy head of the Leading Group for Poverty Alleviation and Development.

Xu Qiling, 57 years old this year, has also served in the former Jinan Military Region for a long time. He served as the deputy director of the Jinan Military Region Operations Department and the chief of staff of the 54th Army.long.

Qin Weijiang’s work focus shifts to the CPPCC

Qin Weijiang just turned 63 last month, and has not yet reached the retirement age of 65 at the military level.According to official media reports, Qin Weijiang visited Luxembourg last June as a member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and deputy commander of the Eastern Theater Command with a delegation from the Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese Committee of the CPPCC National Committee, and had exchanges with representatives of the Luxembourg Chinese delegation on overseas Chinese affairs.This shows that since last year, although Qin Weijiang is still the deputy commander of the Eastern Theater Command, the focus of his work has shifted to the CPPCC.

Qin Weijiang's father is General Qin Jiwei, the former Minister of Defense of China. Qin Weijiang's younger brother, Qin Tian, is currently the deputy commander of the Armed Police Force and also has the rank of lieutenant general.

The story of Qin Weijiang angrily smashing a black karaoke hall when he was the commander of the 27th Group Army is still circulating on the Internet. It is said that Qin Weijiang was blackmailed and detained by the store for breaking a cup in a karaoke hall in Shijiazhuang. As a result, the karaoke hall was surrounded by nearly a hundred soldiers.Smash the clouds.

However, some people familiar with military affairs pointed out that the so-called rumors that Qin Weijiang smashed the black karaoke hall angrily are purely fabricated, because mobilizing troops to conflict with businesses is a serious violation of laws and disciplines.There are also opportunities for advancement.