Xu Xueqiang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xu.

Xu Xueqiang (Chinese: 许学强; born November 1962) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), serving as head of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission since October 2022. He was the president of PLA National Defence University from 2021 to 2022 and previously served as commander of Northern Theater Command Air Force and before that, chief of staff of Nanjing Military Region Air Force.

Xu Xueqiang
许学强
Xu at the see-off ceremony for Chinese astronauts of Shenzhou 17 mission
Head of the Equipment Development Department
Incumbent
Assumed office October 2022
Preceded by	Li Shangfu
President of PLA National Defence University
In office August 2021 – October 2022
Preceded by	Zheng He
Succeeded by	Xiao Tianliang
Commander of Northern Theater Command Air Force
In office November 2017 – August 2021
Preceded by	Ding Laihang
Succeeded by	Liu Wenqi
Chief of Staff of Eastern Theater Command Air Force
In office 2016 – August 2017
Chief of Staff of Nanjing Military Region Air Force
In office December 2013 – 2016
Preceded by	Huang Guoxian
Succeeded by	Position revoked
Personal details
Born	November 1962 (age 62) Yiyang, Hunan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Air Force
Years of service	?–present
Rank	General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	许学强
Traditional Chinese	許學強
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xǔ Xuéqiáng

Biography

Xu was born in Yiyang, Hunan province in November 1962. He served in PLA Air Force Shanghai Base [zh] before being appointed as chief of staff of Nanjing Military Region Air Force in December 2013. In 2016, he was appointed chief of staff of the newly founded Eastern Theater Command Air Force, a position he held until August 2017, when he was transferred to Northern Theater Command Air Force and appointed commander. In August 2021, he was appointed president of PLA National Defence University, succeeding Zheng He.^[1][2]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 2013, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in June 2019 and general (shangjiang) in September 2021.^[3][4]