Xu Hongmeng

Xu Hongmeng
徐洪猛
Deputy Commander of the PLA Navy
In office
December 2009  December 2014
Commander Wu Shengli
Preceded by Gu Wengen
Succeeded by Jiang Weilie
Commander of the East Sea Fleet
In office
August 2006  December 2009
Preceded by Zhao Guojun
Succeeded by Du Jingchen
Personal details
Born July 1951 (age 64)
Suizhong, Liaoning, China
Political party Communist Party of China
Alma mater PLA Naval Command Academy
Military service
Allegiance  China
Service/branch People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service ? − 2014
Rank Vice-Admiral
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xu.

Xu Hongmeng (Chinese: 徐洪猛; born July 1951) is a retired vice-admiral (zhong jiang) of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China. He served as Deputy Commander of the PLAN and Commander of the East Sea Fleet.

Biography

Xu Hongmeng was born in July 1951 in Suizhong, Liaoning Province. He graduated from the PLA Naval Command Academy.[1]

Xu served as deputy chief of staff of the PLAN's East Sea Fleet from 1999 to 2002, and commander of the Zhoushan Naval Base from 2002 to 2005. From December 2005 to August 2006 he was deputy chief of staff of the PLAN. In August 2006, he was promoted to commander of the East Sea Fleet, and concurrently deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region. He attained the rank of vice-admiral in July 2007. In December 2009, he was appointed deputy commander of the PLAN.[1] He retired from active service in December 2014 after reaching the mandatory retirement age, and was replaced by Jiang Weilie.[2]

Xu was a member of the 11th National People's Congress.[1]

References

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