Xu Fenlin

Xu Fenlin
徐粉林
image of Xu Fenlin with General Brooks
Deputy Chief of Joint Staff
In office
2016–2017
Commander of the Guangzhou Military Region
In office
December 2009 – January 2016
Preceded byZhang Qinsheng
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
BornJuly 1953 (age 71)
Jintan County, Jiangsu, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materCentral Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1969–2017
Rank General
CommandsGuangzhou Military Region

Xu Fenlin (Chinese: 徐粉林; pinyin: Xú Fěnlín; born July 1953) is a retired general (shangjiang) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army who served as Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff from 2016 to 2017. Prior to that, he was the final Commander of the Guangzhou Military Region between 2009 and 2016, before its abolition in January 2016.