Wang Haijiang

Wang Haijiang
汪海江
Commander of Western Theater Command
Incumbent
Assumed office August 2021
Preceded by	Xu Qiling
Commander of Xinjiang Military District
In office March 2021 – August 2021
Preceded by	Liu Wanlong
Succeeded by	TBA
Commander of Tibet Military District
In office December 2019 – March 2021
Preceded by	Xu Yong
Succeeded by	Wang Kai
Personal details
Born	July 1963 (age 61) Anyue County, Sichuan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Rank	General

Wang Haijiang (Chinese: 汪海江; pinyin: Wāng Hǎijiāng; born July 1963) is a general (Shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), currently serving as commander of Western Theater Command since August 2021. He previously served as commander of Xinjiang Military District, and commander of Tibet Military District from 2016 to 2018.

Wang was born in Anyue County, Sichuan in July 1963. Wang participated in the Sino-Vietnamese War and won first class merit. After war, he became secretary of Li Qianyuan, former commander of Lanzhou Military Region. He served in the 76th Group Army since 1997. In January 2013 he was promoted to become deputy commander of Nanjiang Military District, a position he held until 2016, when he was appointed deputy commander of Tibet Military District.^[1] In December 2019, he rose to become commander there. In March 2021, he was transferred to northwest China's Xinjiang and appointed commander of Xinjiang Military District, he remained in that position until August 2021, when he was elevated to commander of Western Theater Command.^[2][3]

On December 10, 2019, he was awarded the military rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) by Central Military Commission chairman Xi Jinping.^[4] On 6 September 2021, he was awarded the military rank of general (shangjiang) by Xi Jinping.^[5]

He was a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.^{[citation needed]}