Zhang Wansong

Zhang Wansong
Native name 张万松
Born April 1950 (age 65)
Muce Township, Yiyang County, Henan
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Service/branch People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service 1968-2015
Rank Major general
Commands held Director of the Joint Logistics Department of Lanzhou Military Region
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Wansong (simplified Chinese: 张万松; traditional Chinese: 張萬松; pinyin: Zhāng Wànsōng; born April 1950) is a major general of China's People's Liberation Army Navy. He served as Director and Deputy Communist Party Secretary of the Joint Logistics Department of the Lanzhou Military Region. In August 2015, the PLA announced that he is under investigation for corruption.[1][2]

Life and career

Zhang was born and brought up in Muce Township of Yiyang County, in Henan province.[1] He joined the People’s Liberation Army in Xinjiang in 1968, that same year, he joined the Communist Party of China in December.[1]

He served in various posts in Urumqi Military District and Xinjiang Military District before serving as Director and Deputy Communist Party Secretary of the Joint Logistics Department of Lanzhou Military Region.[1]

On August 18, 2015, he was probed on suspicion of serious disciplinary violations by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Central Military Commission and has been transferred to the military procuratorates.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 兰州军区联勤部原部长张万松涉嫌严重违纪被调查. Tencent (in Chinese). 2015-08-18.
  2. "Senior China officer under graft probe". China.org.cn. August 18, 2015.
  3. "One more PLA general investigated". China Military Online. 2015-08-18.

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