Yin Hongxing
Yin Hongxing | |||||||
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尹红星 | |||||||
| Political Commissar of the Southern Theater Command Ground Force | |||||||
| Assumed office July 2024 | |||||||
| Commander | Hu Zhongqiang | ||||||
| Preceded by | Fang Yongxiang | ||||||
| Political Commissar of the Tibet Military Region | |||||||
| In office December 2021 – July 2024 | |||||||
| Commander | Wang Kai | ||||||
| Preceded by | Zhang Xuejie | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Yuan Honggang | ||||||
| Political Commissar of the 71st Group Army | |||||||
| In office May 2018 – December 2021 | |||||||
| Commander | Li Zhonglin | ||||||
| Preceded by | Xu Deqing | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Huang Chaohui | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | March 1967 (age 58) Changyuan, Henan, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | unknown-present | ||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant General | ||||||
| Unit | 71st Group Army Southern Theater Command Ground Force | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 尹红星 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 尹紅星 | ||||||
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Yin Hongxing (Chinese: 尹红星; born March 1967) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). Currently he serves as the political commissar of the Souther Theater Command Ground Force, replacing Fang Yongxiang (Chinese: 方永祥), in office since July 2024.
Biography
Yin Hongxing, born in Changyuan, Henan, in March 1967 and served as political commissar of Unit 71352 ("Tiger Division") of the former Jinan Military Region. [1] In 2016, he was transfered to the deputy secretary of the Army Discipline Inspection Commission of the Southern Theater Command.[2] In May 2018 he got redeployed as the political commissar of the 71st Group Army which is part of the Eastern Theater Command and stationed in Xuzhou, replacing Xu Deqing.[3] In December 2021 Yin Hongxing got promoted to the political commissar of the Tibet Military Region.[1] In July 2024 he was back at the Southern Theater Command, serving as the Ground Forces political commissar and replacing Fang Yongxiang.[4]
Yin Hongxing was promoted to the rank of major general in July 2017.[5] In December 2021, he got promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.[1]
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