Bai Wenqi
| Bai Wenqi | |
|---|---|
| 白文奇 | |
| Political Commissar of the Jinan Military Region Air Force | |
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Assumed office July 2015 | |
| Commander | Sun Herong |
| Political Commissar of the North Sea Fleet | |
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In office 2012 – July 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Dengping |
| Succeeded by | Kang Fei |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 1955 (age 60) Xingcheng, Liaoning, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater | PLA National Defence University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 China |
| Service/branch | People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Years of service | ? − present |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant general |
Bai Wenqi (Chinese: 白文奇; born October 1955) is a lieutenant general (zhong jiang) of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), and a former vice admiral of the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF). He is political commissar of the Jinan Military Region Air Force, and the former political commissar of the North Sea Fleet.
Biography
Bai Wenqi was born in Xingcheng, Liaoning Province in October 1955. He is of Mongol ethnicity. He has a graduate degree in military strategy from PLA National Defence University.[1]
Bai has years of experience in the political tracks of both North Sea Fleet (NSF) and South Sea Fleet (SSF) naval aviation units. From early 2004 to 2005, he served as the deputy political commissar of NSF naval aviation, based in Qingdao, Shandong Province. From 2005 to 2008, he was the director of the SSF's Naval Aviation Political Department based in Haikou on Hainan Island.[2] He was promoted to the rank of rear admiral in July 2006. In April 2008, he returned to the North Sea Fleet to serve as political commissar of NSF Naval Aviation, and concurrently as a North Sea Fleet deputy political commissar.[3]
Bai was promoted to North Sea Fleet political commissar in 2012, after his predecessor Wang Dengping was transferred to the South Sea Fleet.[2] He also concurrently served as deputy political commissar of the Jinan Military Region, of which NSF is a part. He was the first top-tier commander of the NSF with naval aviation background.[3] In August 2013, he was promoted to the rank of vice admiral (zhong jiang).[3] He is also a member of the 12th National People's Congress.[1]
In July 2015, Bai was transferred from the North Sea Fleet to the Jinan Military Region Air Force to serve as its political commissar. He retained his position as deputy political commissar of Jinan MR.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Bai Wenqi" (in Chinese). National People's Congress. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- 1 2 Becker, Jeffrey; Liebenberg, David; Mackenzie, Peter (December 2013). "Behind the Periscope: Leadership in China's Navy". Defense Technical Information Center. p. 178.
- 1 2 3 4 "Bai Wenqi" (in Chinese). National Chengchi University. 2015-09-29.
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