Xu Deqing

Xu was born in Chongqing County (now Chongzhou), Sichuan, in July 1963. In April 2013, he became deputy political commissar of the 13th Group Army, and was promoted to become political commissar of the 47th Group Army in August 2015. He was political commissar of the 71st Group Army in March 2017, and held that office until April 2018, when he was elevated to political commissar of the Western Theater Command Ground Force. In January 2022, he rose to become political commissar of the Central Theater Command, succeeding Zhu Shengling.^[2]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2014, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in June 2019 and general (shangjiang) in January 2022.^[3]

Military offices
Preceded by Zhang Fuji (张福基)	Political Commissar of the 47th Group Army 2015–2017	Succeeded by Position revoked
New title	Political Commissar of the 71st Group Army 2017–2018	Succeeded by Yin Hongxing
Preceded by Xu Zhongbo	Political Commissar of the Western Theater Command Ground Force 2018–2022	Succeeded by Wang Zhibin
Preceded by Zhu Shengling	Political Commissar of the Central Theater Command 2022–present	Incumbent