Yang Yi (military officer)
Chinese general
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Yang Yi (Chinese: 杨毅; born 1966) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). Currently he serves as the commander of the Western Theater Command Ground Force, replacing Xu Qiling (Chinese: 徐起零), in office since September 2021.
Yang Yi | |||||||
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杨毅 | |||||||
| Commander of the Western Theater Command Ground Force | |||||||
| Assumed office August 2021 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Xu Qiling | ||||||
| deputy commander of the Western Theater Command | |||||||
| Assumed office August 2021 | |||||||
| Commander | Wang Haijiang | ||||||
| Preceded by | Xu Qiling | ||||||
| Commander of the 76th Group Army | |||||||
| In office June 2018 – september 2021 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Fan Chengcai | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Xu Jiangang | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | 1966 (age 59–60) | ||||||
| Party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
Years of service | ?-present | ||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant General | ||||||
| Unit | 14th Army (People's Republic of China)
Chengdu Military Region 76th Group Army Western Theater Command Ground Force Western Theater Command | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨毅 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 楊毅 | ||||||
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Biography
Yang Yi, born in Jiangbei, Chongqing in 1966. He served as an artillery commander in a regiment of the Chengdu Military Region, deputy chief of staff & chief of staff of the 14th Group Army and then as deputy commander of the 76th Group Army and commander from June 2018 to September 2021.[1] He participated in the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army, leading the information and communication team.[2] In August 2021 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and became the Commander of the Western Theater Command Ground Forces, concurrently serving as a deputy commander of the Western Theater Command.[3]
