Xu Xisheng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xu.

Xu Xisheng
徐西盛
Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force
Incumbent
Assumed office July 2023
Commander	Wang Houbin
Preceded by	Xu Zhongbo
Deputy Political Commissar of the Southern Theater Command
In office July 2017 – July 2023
Political Commissar	Wei Liang Wang Jianwu
Personal details
Born	April 1964 (age 60) Xintai, Shandong, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (2023–present)  People's Liberation Army Air Force (until 2023)
Rank	General

Xu Xisheng (Chinese: 徐西盛; pinyin: Xú Xīshèng; born April 1964) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China, currently serving as political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force.

He is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1][2] He was a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

Biography

Xu was born in Xintai County (now Xintai), Tai'an, Shandong province, in April 1964.

Xu once served as political commissar of the Fuzhou Command Post of the People's Liberation Army Air Force, director of the Political Department of the Beijing Military Region Air Force, and director of the Political Work Department of the Central Theater Command Air Force.[3]

He was deputy political commissar of the Southern Theater Command in July 2017, in addition to serving as political commissar of the Southern Theater Command Air Force.

He attained the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2018.[4] He was promoted to general on 31 July 2023.

References

1. Fu Zhongming (符仲明) (25 September 2022). 中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会代表名单. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
2. Xu Kun (徐锟) (22 October 2022). 中国共产党第二十届中央委员会候补委员名单（171名）. Chinadaily (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
3. Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (3 March 2018). 原北空政治工作部主任徐西盛调任中部战区空军政治工作部主任. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
4. Yue Huairang (岳怀让); Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (28 July 2018). 堵远放、徐西盛、郭普校晋升空军中将，徐国明等晋升空军少将. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 November 2022.

Military offices
Preceded by An Zhaoqing	Deputy Political Commissar of the Southern Theater Command 2017–2023	Succeeded by TBA
Preceded by Xu Zhongbo	Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force 2023–present	Incumbent