Sun Jianguo

In this Chinese name, the family name is Sun.

Sun Jianguo
孙建国
Sun Jianguo at The Pentagon in November 2014
Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Navy
In office December 2004 – July 2006
Preceded by	Zhao Xingfa
Succeeded by	Ding Yiping
Personal details
Born	1952 (age 72–73) Wuqiao, Hebei, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	PLA Navy Submarine Academy
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service	1968−present
Rank	Admiral
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	孙建国
Traditional Chinese	孫建國
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sūn Jiànguó

Sun Jianguo (Chinese: 孙建国; born 1952) is a retired admiral of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He served as Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff from 2009 to 2017.

Biography

Sun Jianguo was born in 1952 in Wuqiao, Hebei. He joined the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1968, and graduated from the PLA Navy Submarine Academy in 1978. From 1996 to 2000 he served as deputy commander of the Navy submarine base and President of the Submarine Academy. He was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff of the PLA Navy in 2000, and promoted to Chief of Staff in 2004. In 2006 he became Assistant to the PLA Chief of Staff, and was promoted to Deputy PLA Chief of Staff in 2009.^[1][2] In 2013, Sun replaced Qi Jianguo as chairman of the China Institute for International Strategic Studies, a military intelligence and diplomacy think tank.^[3] He kept the position at CIISS until 2018, when he was succeeded by Chen Guangjun.

He attained the rank of rear admiral in 1999, vice-admiral in July 2006, and admiral in July 2011.^[1][2]

Sun was an alternate member of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a full member of the 18th Central Committee.^[1][2]

References

1. 孙建国. Phoenix Television (in Chinese). 28 August 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
2. "Sun Jianguo". China Vitae. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
3. "Sun Jianguo replaces Qi Jianguo as PLA strategy head". China Times. 2013-09-03.

Military offices
Preceded by Zhao Xingfa	Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Navy 2004–2006	Succeeded by Ding Yiping