Chen Bingde, male, Han nationality, is a native of Nantong, Jiangsu Province. He was born in 1941 and holds the equivalent of a an associate the degree from the Academy of Military Sciences. Chen joined the PLA in 1961 and the CPC in 1962.
He joined the Nanjing Military Region as chief of staff in 1985 and was promoted to major general in 1988.
A year after he received his lieutenant general stars in 1995, Chen became the commander-in-chief of the Nanjing Military Region in 1996. He was a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee and became a member of the CPC Central Military Commission and Director-General of the PLA General Armaments Department in 2004.
In 2007, he became chief of the PLA Headquarters of the General Staff, a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee and a member of the 17th CPC Central Military Commission.
04 Jun 12 | Travelled to Turkmenistan, Ashgabat and met with the following: • Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov (President of Turkmenistan) | |
01 Jun 12 | Chen Bingde to attend SCO chief of general staff meeting | |
31 May 12 | Travelled to Uzbekistan, Tashkent and met with the following: • Kabul Berdiev (Uzbek Defense Minister) | |
30 May 12 | Travelled to Uzbekistan, Tashkent China, Uzbekistan agree to enhance military cooperation | |
21 May 12 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Benny Gantz (Israeli Chief of General Staff) | |
16 Apr 12 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Ba Ty Do (Chief of the General Staff of Vietnamese Army) | |
13 Apr 12 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Ba Ty Do (Vietnamese Army Chief) | |
13 Apr 12 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Makhmutov (Chief of the General Staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Uzbekistan Armed Forces) | |
29 Mar 12 | China, Russia to conduct joint navy drill | |
19 Mar 12 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Sverker Goranson (Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces) |
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