Zhu Fuxi

Zhu Fuxi (Chinese: 朱福熙; pinyin: Zhū Fúxī; born July 2, 1955) is a general (shang jiang) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as the inaugural Political Commissar of the Western Theater Command, and the last Commissar of the Chengdu Military Region.

Zhu Fuxi
朱福熙
Political Commissar of the Western Theater Command
In office
February 2016 – January 2017
Preceded byNew position
Succeeded byWu Shezhou
Political Commissar of the Chengdu Military Region
In office
November 2012 – February 2016
Preceded byTian Xiusi
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born (1955-07-02) July 2, 1955
Linhai, Zhejiang
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1974–present
Rank General
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhu.

Biography

Zhu was born in Linhai, Zhejiang province. In 2002 he was named head of the Political Department of the 12th Group Army. In 2003 he was named deputy secretary-general of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department (GPD). In December 2005, he was promoted to secretary-general. In February 2008, he was named head of the cadres department of the GPD. In December 2009, he became head of the Political Department of the People's Liberation Army Air Force. In July 2011, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. In November 2012, he was promoted to Political Commissar of the Chengdu Military Region. In February 2016, after the military regions were re-organized, Zhu was appointed to the post of Political Commissar of the Western Theater Command, one of only two lieutenant generals to be appointed to a commander or commissar position of a Theater Command. In July 2016, he was promoted to the rank of general.[1][2]

In January 2017, Zhu was removed from his post as Political Commissar of the Western Theater Command, and was replaced by Lt. Gen. Wu Shezhou. It was an unusual move because at the age of 61, Zhu had not reached the retirement age of 65 for an officer of his rank.[3]

Zhu was a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.[1]

References
  1. "Zhu Fuxi" (in Chinese). National Chengchi University. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  2. "China promotes officers to general". Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  3. "Young star tipped to become political commissar for PLA's western command". South China Morning Post. 24 January 2017.
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