Xu Fenlin

Xu Fenlin
Xu Fenlin
徐粉林
	image of Xu Fenlin with General Brooks
Deputy Chief of Joint Staff
	In office; 2016–2017
Commander of the Guangzhou Military Region
	In office; December 2009 – January 2016
Preceded by	Zhang Qinsheng
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	July 1953 (age 70); Jintan County, Jiangsu, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1969–2017
Rank	General
Commands	Guangzhou Military Region

Xu Fenlin (Chinese: 徐粉林; pinyin: Xú Fěnlín; born July 1953) is a retired general (shangjiang) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army who served as Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff from 2016 to 2017. Prior to that, he was the final Commander of the Guangzhou Military Region between 2009 and 2016, before its abolition in January 2016.

Biography[edit]

Xu Fenlin was born in July 1953 in Jintan County, Jiangsu in July 1953. He has a bachelor's degree in economics and management from the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party. He attained the rank of major general in July 2002, lieutenant general in July 2008, and full general in July 2013.^[1]^[2]

Xu served as Chief-of-Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region from 2007 to 2009, and was promoted to Commander in 2009.^[1] He stayed in the role for some six years, before being transferred to the Joint Staff to serve as deputy chief.^[2]

He 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[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c 徐粉林 (in Chinese). Phoenix New Media. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Xu Fenlin". China Vitae. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

Military offices
Preceded by Chang Wanquan	Commander of the 47th Group Army 2002–2004	Succeeded by Peng Yong
Preceded by Fang Fenghui	Commander of the 21st Group Army 2004–2007	Succeeded by He Qingcheng [zh]
Preceded by Fang Fenghui	Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region 2007–2009	Succeeded by Jia Xiaowei [zh]
Preceded by Zhang Qinsheng	Commander of the Guangzhou Military Region 2009–2016	Succeeded by Jia Xiaowei [zh]

[ifeng-1] 徐粉林 (in Chinese). Phoenix New Media. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

[cv-2] "Xu Fenlin". China Vitae. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

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v t e Officers of the Guangzhou Military Region
Commanders	Lin Biao Ye Jianying Huang Yongsheng Li Tianyou Ding Sheng Xu Shiyou Wu Kehua [zh] You Taizhong Zhang Wannian Liu Cunzhi Zhu Dunfa Li Xilin Tao Bojun Liu Zhenwu Zhang Qinsheng Xu Fenlin
Political Commissars	Luo Ronghuan Deng Zihui Tan Zheng Tao Zhu Liu Xingyuan Wei Guoqing Zhao Ziyang Kong Shiquan [zh] Wei Zuzhen [zh] Ren Sizhong [zh] Hua Guofeng Zhang Pinghua Xiang Zhonghua [zh] Xi Zhongxun Wang Meng [zh] Zhang Zhongxian Shi Yuxiao Liu Shutian Yang Deqing Zhang Yang Wei Liang
Chiefs of Staff	Xiao Ke Zhao Erlu Huang Yongsheng Han Xianchu Wen Yucheng [zh] Tao Hanzhang [zh] Wu Chunren [zh] Yan Zhongchuan [zh] Sun Ganqing Zhou Deli [zh] Zhu Ying Liu Cunzhi Li Xilin Chen Xianhua [zh] Tao Bojun Gong Gucheng Song Wenhan Ye Aiqun [zh] Gao Chunxiang [zh] Fang Fenghui Xu Fenlin Jia Xiaowei [zh] Liu Xiaowu [zh]