Jing Wenchun

Jing Wenchun
景文春
Deputy Commander of the PLA Air Force
In office
August 2006  July 2012
Commander Xu Qiliang
Commander of the Beijing Military Region Air Force
In office
December 2004  August 2006
Preceded by Li Yongjin
Succeeded by Jia Yongsheng
Personal details
Born May 1949 (age 67)
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Political party Communist Party of China
Military service
Allegiance  China
Service/branch People's Liberation Army Air Force
Years of service 1968–2012
Rank Lieutenant General
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Jing.

Jing Wenchun (Chinese: 景文春; born May 1949) is a retired lieutenant general (zhong jiang) of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of China. He served as Deputy Commander of the PLAAF and Commander of the Beijing Military Region Air Force.

Biography

Jing Wenchun was born in May 1949 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. He entered PLAAF No. 7 Aviation School in 1965, and joined the air force as a fighter pilot upon his graduation in 1968.[1]

He became a regiment commander in the Beijing Military Region Air Force (Beijing MRAF) in 1980, and later rose to commander of the 17th division of the Beijing MRAF. He then served as deputy commander and commander of Kunming Air Base in the 1990s. He attained the rank of major general in 1995.[1]

Jing served as commander of the 10th Corps (1998), deputy commander of the Beijing MR and commander of the Beijing MRAF (2002–2006) before becoming deputy commander of the PLAAF in August 2006. As one of several deputy commanders, he is in charge of the departments of supporting arms in the Headquarters (electronic warfare, radar and communications, education institutions, and key weapons projects).[2] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general in July 2006.[1]

Jing retired from active service in July 2012, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 63 for deputy military region (DMR)-level commanders. He was replaced by Zhou Laiqiang.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jing Wenchun" (in Chinese). National Chengchi University. 5 June 2015.
  2. You Ji (2012). "Meeting the Challenge of the Upcoming PLAAF Leadership Reshuffle". The Chinese Air Force: Evolving Concepts, Roles, and Capabilities (PDF). National Defense University Press. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-16-091386-0.
  3. 空軍高級將領調整傳遞用人新政. Wen Wei Po (in Chinese). 2012-07-21.

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