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Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-07-03

Xi presents orders to promote two military officers to rank of general

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DeskChina Desk
Publishing institutionCMC Political Work Department
Source outletChina Military Online (EN) (china_mil_online)
Source languageen — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date2026-07-03
Original URLhttp://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16471590.html
Collected at2026-07-03 14:39:06 — collection metadata, not a publication time
Content fingerprinte6f1a4a3439e870bde3cc81e10293111fd6dbf47041664af28c3ed768ce08bdd — taken when the record was captured, over the stored original title and text
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Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and another leader pose for a group photo with two military officers promoted to the rank of general in Beijing, capital of China, July 3, 2026. Xi on Friday presented certificates of order to promote two military officers to the rank of general. (Xinhua/Li Gang) BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), on Friday presented certificates of order to promote two military officers to the rank of general at a ceremony in Beijing. The promoted officers are Zhang Shuguang, secretary of the CMC discipline inspection commission and director of the CMC commission of supervision, and Wang Gang, commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force. Zhang Shengmin, vice chairman of the CMC, presided over the ceremony and announced the orders of promotion, which were signed by Xi. Xi extended his congratulations to the two generals. General is the highest rank for officers in active service in China.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "Xi presents orders to promote two military officers to rank of general." China Military Online (EN), 2026-07-03. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16471590.html.

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