Wang Guosheng (general)

Not to be confused with Wang Guosheng (politician).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Guosheng
王国生
Commander of the Lanzhou Military Region
In office June 2007 – October 2012
Preceded by	Li Qianyuan
Succeeded by	Liu Yuejun
Chief of Staff of the Lanzhou Military Region
In office December 2003 – June 2007
Preceded by	Chang Wanquan
Succeeded by	Liu Yuejun
Personal details
Born	February 1947 (age 77) Da'an, Jilin, 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	1968–2012
Rank	General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	王国生
Traditional Chinese	王國生
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Guóshēng

Wang Guosheng (Chinese: 王国生; born February 1947) is a retired general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He served as commander of the Lanzhou Military Region.

Biography

Born in Da'an, Jilin Province, Wang joined the PLA in February 1968. He then served as chief of staff of the 40th Group Army. In December 2001, he was elevated to commander of the 40th Army. He became the chief of staff of the Lanzhou Military Region in December 2003, and was promoted to commander of the Lanzhou MR in June 2007.^[1]

Wang attained the rank of major general in 1998, lieutenant general in 2005, and full general in 2010. He was a member of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He retired from active military service in 2012.^[2][3]

References

1. Gates, Robert M (2008). Military Power of the People's Republic of China 2008: Annual Report to Congress by the Secretary of Defense. Diane Publishing. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-4379-0147-4.
2. 王国生简历. Kunluen. 2015-04-11.
3. Note: another Wang Guosheng was an alternate member of the 17th Central Committee.

Military offices
Preceded by Yang Fuchen (杨福臣)	Commander of the 40th Group Army 2001–2003	Succeeded by Hou Jizhen
Preceded by Chang Wanquan	Chief of Staff of the Lanzhou Military Region 2003–2007	Succeeded by Liu Yuejun
Preceded by Li Qianyuan	Commander of the Lanzhou Military Region 2007–2012	Succeeded by Liu Yuejun