Zheng Xuan (general)

Zheng was born in Minhou County, Fujian, in November 1964, and graduated from the People's Liberation Army National Defence University.

Zheng enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in December 1976, at the age of only 12.^[2] He successively served in the 14th Army and then the 13th Group Army, where he was elevated to political commissar in 2013.^[2] On 20 May 2008, Wenchuan County was hit by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, and he led his troops to participate in the rescue operation.^[2] He also led his troops to participate in the rescue operation during the 2011 Yunnan earthquake in Yingjiang County in March 2011 and the 2013 Lushan earthquake in Lushan County in April 2013, respectively.^[2]

In January 2017, he succeeded Hou Hehua [zh] as director of the Political Department of the Central Theater Command [zh], serving in that position from 2017 to 2020.^[2] He also served as deputy political commissar of the Central Theater Command.^[2] In December 2020, he was appointed political commissar of the Northern Theater Command Ground Force, in addition to serving as deputy political commissar of the Northern Theater Command.^[3] In June 2023, he was promoted to political commissar of the Northern Theater Command, succeeding Liu Qingsong.^[4]

He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in June 2019 and general (shangjiang) in June 2023.^[4]