Compiled from the following sources:

Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006

Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005

Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 10/24/2007
Career Data Updated: 10/24/2007

PHOTO: Jing Zhiyuan
Jing Zhiyuan 靖志远
Member of the 17th CPC Central Committee; Member of the 17th CPC Central Military Commission; Member, Central Military Commission of the PRC; Commander, Second Artillery Force
Born: 1944

Biography

Jing Zhiyuan, male, Han nationality, is a native of Xiangfan County, Hubei province. He was born in 1944, joined the CPC in 1969, joined the PLA in 1963, was appointed commandant of the 56th base of the Second Artillery Force, and became commandant of the 52nd base in 1997. Jing took the post as the chief of staff of the Second Artillery Force in 1999 and as commandant of the Second Artillery Force in 2003. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 2001. In 2004, he was promoted to the rank of general by the Military Commission of the CPC Central Committee.

Jing Zhiyuan is a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee and a member of the 17th CPC Central Military Commission.

Career Data

2007—2012 Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission
2007—2012 Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee
2005— Member, Central Military Commission of the PRC
2004— General, PLA
2003— Commander, PLA, Services and Arms, 2nd Artillery Force
2002—2007 Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission
2002—2007 Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee
2001—2004 Lieutenant General, PLA
1993—1997 Commander, PLA, Services and Arms, 2nd Artillery Force, 56th Base
1985—1993 Deputy Commander, PLA, Services and Arms, 2nd Artillery Force, 56th Base
1970—1985 Chief of Staff, PLA, Services and Arms, 2nd Artillery Force
1969—1970 Platoon Commander, PLA, Services and Arms, 2nd Artillery Force
1969—1970 Deputy Regiment Commander, PLA, Services and Arms, 2nd Artillery Force
1967—1969 Deputy Platoon Commander, PLA, Services and Arms, 2nd Artillery Force
1963 Joined, PLA
1963—1967 Soldier, PLA, Services and Arms, Artillery Force


Recent Travel & Appearances

22 Jun 12 Travelled to Thailand, Bangkok and met with the following:
Sukumpol Suwanatat (Thai Defense Minister)
China, Thailand pledge closer military ties
18 Jun 12 Travelled to Indonesia, Jakarta and met with the following:
Purnomo Yusgiantoro (Indonesian Defense Minister)
Senior Chinese military official meets with Indonesian defense minister
06 Mar 12 Uniformed NPC deputies address Party leadership, modernization of China's armed forces
05 Dec 11 Guo Boxiong conducts investigation in Nanjing MAC and SAF troop units
30 Nov 11 Guo Boxiong attends PLA work conference on accelerating logistics construction
15 Aug 11 Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following:
Meles Zenawi (Prime Minister of Ethiopia)
Wu Bangguo Meets with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles
12 Aug 11 Jing Zhiyuan on visit to Mexico and Peru
10 Jul 11 Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following:
Mike Mullen (Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff)
Top U.S. military officer visits China's second artillery force headquarters
13 Jun 11 Guo Boxiong urges opening up new prospect in army building
08 Jun 11 Senior PLA officers stress leadership by CPC for China's strategic missile forces

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