Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004
XINHUA Online (China View)
Biography Revised: 3/17/2010
Career Data Updated: 3/17/2010
Biography
Chen Bingde, male, Han nationality, is a native of Nantong, Jiangsu Province. He was born in 1941 and holds the equivalent of a an associate the degree from the Academy of Military Sciences. Chen joined the PLA in 1961 and the CPC in 1962.
He joined the Nanjing Military Region as chief of staff in 1985 and was promoted to major general in 1988.
A year after he received his lieutenant general stars in 1995, Chen became the commander-in-chief of the Nanjing Military Region in 1996. He was a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee and became a member of the CPC Central Military Commission and Director-General of the PLA General Armaments Department in 2004.
In 2007, he became chief of the PLA Headquarters of the General Staff, a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee and a member of the 17th CPC Central Military Commission.
Career Data
Recent Travel & Appearances
| 06 Jan 12 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (Pakistani Chief of Army Staff ) | |
| 29 Dec 11 | Chen Bingde stresses advancing information-based military training | |
| 05 Dec 11 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Armando Pacheco Gutierrez (Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Bolivia) | |
| 28 Nov 11 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Min Aung Hlaing (Myanmar's Commander of the Armed Forces) | |
| 09 Nov 11 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Ash Power (Commander of the Headquarters of the Joint Operations Command (JOC) of Australia) | |
| 31 Oct 11 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Chhatraman Singh Gurung (Chief of Army Staff for the Nepalese Army) | |
| 19 Oct 11 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Zarudniski (Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) | |
| 07 Sep 11 | Chen Bingde urges non-combat military operation capacity building | |
| 24 Aug 11 | Pentagon releases report on China's military | |
| 16 Aug 11 | Travelled to Israel, Jerusalem Israeli president says to strengthen relations with China |
The most recent (of 108) travel & appearance entries are listed here.
