Zhang Youxia

Zhang Youxia
张又侠
Zhang in 2017
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission
Assumed office
State Commission:
19 March 2018
Party Commission:
25 October 2017
Serving with Xu Qiliang and He Weidong
ChairmanXi Jinping
Head of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission
In office
January 2016 – August 2017
Succeeded byLi Shangfu
Head of the People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department
In office
October 2012 – January 2016
Preceded byChang Wanquan
Personal details
BornJuly 1950 (age 74)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
ParentZhang Zongxun
Alma materPLA Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1968–present
Rank General
UnitCentral Military Commission
Central Leading Group for Military Reform
CommandsCMC Equipment Development Department (2015–2017)
PLA General Armaments Department (2012–2015)
Shenyang Military Region (2007–2012)
13th Group Army (2000–2005)
Battles/warsSino-Vietnamese War (1979)
Battle of Laoshan (1984)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Yòuxiá

Zhang Youxia (Chinese: 张又侠; born July 1950) is a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and currently the first-ranked vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC).

Zhang previously served as Head of the CMC Equipment Development Department, and its predecessor, the PLA General Armaments Department, from 2012 to 2017. He is the son of General Zhang Zongxun. He is a veteran of the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War and one of the few serving generals in China with war experience.