Liu Lin (general)
Liu Lin | |
|---|---|
柳林 | |
| Commander of the Xinjiang Military District | |
| In office March 2021 – August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Haijiang |
| Succeeded by | TBA |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Years of service | ?–present |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
Liu Lin (Chinese: 柳林; pinyin: Liǔ Lín; born 1964) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as commander of the Xinjiang Military District in 2021.
Biography[edit]
Liu was born in 1964. In July 2015, he became deputy commander of Nanjiang Military District, rising to commander in March 2019.[1] In 2020, he led the delegations participated in the India-China Commander Level Talks.[2][3] In March 2021, he was commissioned as commander of the Xinjiang Military District, replacing Wang Haijiang.[4] In September 2021, he was admitted to member of the standing committee of the Chinese Communist Party's Xinjiang Regional Committee, the region's top authority.[4]
He was promoted to the rank of major general (Shaojiang) in January 2015 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 2021.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ 参加过两次大阅兵的司令与200位将军同上考场. sina (in Chinese). 23 March 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "'Mutual consensus to disengage' reached during top-level India-China military talks". hindustantimes. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Military commanders of India and China hold fifth round of talks on border row". economictimes. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Su Zimu (苏子牧) (20 September 2021). 曾率队参加中印军长级会谈 南疆军区司令员跻身新疆领导层. dwnews.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Lin Yunshi (林韵诗) (19 September 2021). 南疆军区司令员柳林晋升副战区级. caixin.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 November 2021.