Wang Chengbin (born 1928)

Wang Chengbin
Wang Chengbin
王成斌
Commander of the Beijing Military Region
	In office; April 1990 – December 1993
Preceded by	Zhou Yibing
Succeeded by	Li Laizhu
Personal details
Born	15 January 1928 (age 96); Ye County, Shandong, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	PLA Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1944–1993
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles/wars	Second Sino-Japanese War; Chinese Civil War

Wang Chengbin (Chinese: 王成斌; pinyin: Wáng Chéngbīn; born 15 January 1928) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a member of the 13th and 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1]

Biography

Wang was born in Ye County (now Laizhou), Shandong, on 15 January 1928.^[2]

He enlisted in the Eighth Route Army in August 1944, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in October 1945.^[2] During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he resisted the Imperial Japanese Army in Jiaodong Military District.^[2] During the Chinese Civil War, he belonged to the 38th Division of the 13th Column of the East China Field Army and engaged in the Jinan campaign, Huaihai campaign, Yangtze River Crossing campaign, Shanghai Campaign, and Fuzhou campaign.^[2]

After the establishment of the Communist State in 1951, he served in the 31st Group Army, where he eventually rose to become deputy commander in 1970.^[2] He was president of Nanchang Army School in 1983, and held that office until 1985.^[2] In June 1985, he was appointed deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region, he remained in that position until April 1990, when he was transferred to the Beijing Military Region and promoted to commander.^[2] He attained the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1988.^[2]

Personal life

His daughter Wang Qiuyang (王秋杨; born 1967) is a mountaineer and businesswoman, and his son-in-law Zhang Baoquan (张宝全; born 1957) is a businessman and real estate tycoon.

References

^ 中国共产党历届中央委员大辞典 1921–2003 [Dictionary of All Previous Members of the Central Committees of the Chinese Communist Party 1921–2003] (in Chinese). Beijing: CCP History Press. 2004. p. 1140. ISBN 7-80136-946-7.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Song Dailun (宋代伦) (31 July 2013). 资料：历任北京军区司令员. takungpao.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 April 2022.

Military offices
Preceded by Zhou Yibing	Commander of the Beijing Military Region 1990–1993	Succeeded by Li Laizhu

[1] 中国共产党历届中央委员大辞典 1921–2003 [Dictionary of All Previous Members of the Central Committees of the Chinese Communist Party 1921–2003] (in Chinese). Beijing: CCP History Press. 2004. p. 1140. ISBN 7-80136-946-7.

[cat-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Song Dailun (宋代伦) (31 July 2013). 资料：历任北京军区司令员. takungpao.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 April 2022.

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v t e Officers of the Beijing Military Region
Commanders	Yang Chengwu Yang Yong Zheng Weishan Li Desheng Chen Xilian Qin Jiwei Zhou Yibing Wang Chengbin Li Laizhu Li Xinliang Zhu Qi Fang Fenghui Zhang Shibo Song Puxuan
Political Commissar	Zhu Liangcai Lai Chuanzhu Liao Hansheng Li Xuefeng Xie Fuzhi Liu Geping Chen Xianrui Xie Xuegong Ji Dengkui Liu Zihou Wu De Qin Jiwei Yuan Shengping Fu Chongbi Yang Baibing Liu Zhenhua Zhang Gong Gu Shanqing Du Tiehuan Fu Tinggui Liu Fulian
Chief of Staff	Han Wei Zeng Mei Xiao Wenjiu Ma Weihua Xu Xin Zhou Yibing Zou Yuqi Huang Yunqiao Liang Guanglie Huang Xinsheng Chen Xitao Zhu Qi Gao Zhongxing Chang Wanquan Qiu Jinkai Wang Xibin Zhang Baoshu Wang Ning Bai Jianjun Shi Luze [zh]