Zhang Hongbing

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Hongbing (Chinese: 张红兵; born January 1966) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as Political Commissar of the 76th Group Army from March 2017 to December 2019. Previously he served as Director of Political Department of the 20th Group Army from 2014 to 2017.

Zhang Hongbing
张红兵
Political Commissar of the People's Armed Police
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2022
Preceded by	An Zhaoqing
Political Commissar of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force
In office December 2019 – January 2022
Preceded by	Liao Keduo [zh]
Succeeded by	TBA
Political Commissar of the 76th Group Army
In office March 2017 – December 2019
Preceded by	New title
Succeeded by	Vacant
Director of Political Department of the 20th Group Army
In office 2014–2017
Preceded by	Xue Jun
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	January 1966 (age 59) Xianning, Hubei, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Rank	General
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	張紅兵
Simplified Chinese	张红兵
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Hóngbīng

Biography

Zhang was born in Xianning, Hubei. He was Director of Political Department of the 20th Group Army in 2014, and held that office until 2017.^[1] In March 2017 he was promoted to become the Political Commissar of the 76th Group Army, a position he held until December 2019.^[2]

On December 10, 2019, he was awarded the military rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) by Central Military Commission chairman Xi Jinping.^[3] In December 2019, he was appointed political commissar of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force, replacing Liao Keduo. In January 2022, he was appointed Political Commissar of the People's Armed Police and was promoted to the rank of general (shangjiang).^[4]