Liu Lin
柳林
Commander of the Xinjiang Military District
In office
March 2021 – August 2021
Preceded byWang Haijiang
Succeeded byTBA
Personal details
Born1964 (age 59–60)
China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service?–present
Rank Lieutenant general

Liu Lin (Chinese: 柳林; pinyin: Liǔ Lín; born 1964) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as commander of the Xinjiang Military District in 2021.

Biography

Liu was born in 1964. In July 2015, he became deputy commander of Nanjiang Military District, rising to commander in March 2019.[1] In 2020, he led the delegations participated in the India-China Commander Level Talks.[2][3] In March 2021, he was commissioned as commander of the Xinjiang Military District, replacing Wang Haijiang.[4] In September 2021, he was admitted to member of the standing committee of the Chinese Communist Party's Xinjiang Regional Committee, the region's top authority.[4]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (Shaojiang) in January 2015 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 2021.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 参加过两次大阅兵的司令与200位将军同上考场. sina (in Chinese). 23 March 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "'Mutual consensus to disengage' reached during top-level India-China military talks". hindustantimes. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Military commanders of India and China hold fifth round of talks on border row". economictimes. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 Su Zimu (苏子牧) (20 September 2021). 曾率队参加中印军长级会谈 南疆军区司令员跻身新疆领导层. dwnews.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  5. ↑ Lin Yunshi (林韵诗) (19 September 2021). 南疆军区司令员柳林晋升副战区级. caixin.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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