Compiled from the following sources:
China Gate
XINHUA Online (China View)
China Military
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Revision History:
Biography Revised: 8/19/2016
Career Data Updated: 3/7/2018
Sun Jianguo 孙建国
Member, 18th CPC, Central Committee; Deputy Chief, Central Military Commission of the PRC, Joint Staff Department
Born: 1952
Birthplace: Hebei Province, Wuqiao City
Biography
Sun Jianguo, male, Han nationality, is a native of Wuqiao City, Heibei Province. He was born in 1952, entered the work force and joined the PLA in 1968. He graduated from Navy Submarine Institute of Chinese People’s Liberation Army. He was the coxswain of Changzheng-3 nuclear submarine. He was an alternate member of 17th CPC Central Committee and a current member of the 18th CPC Central Committee.
In 2011 he was promoted to admiral of the PLA Navy. From 2009 to 2016, he served as Deputy Chief of the General Staff, PLA. In 2016 he became Deputy Chief of the Central Military Commission Joint Staff Department.
Career Data
| 2017— | Member, CPC, Central Committee, Central LSG for Taiwan Affairs | |
| 2016— | Deputy Chief, Central Military Commission of the PRC, Joint Staff Department | |
| 2012—2017 | Member, 18th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 2011— | Admiral, PLA, Services and Arms, Navy | |
| 2009—2016 | Deputy Chief, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff | |
| 2007—2012 | Alternate Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 2006—2011 | Vice-Admiral, PLA, Services and Arms, Navy | |
| 2006—2009 | Assistant to the Chief of Staff, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff | |
| 2006—2009 | Member, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff CPC, Party Committee | |
| 2004—2006 | Chief of Staff, PLA, Services and Arms, Navy | |
| 2004—2006 | Member, PLA, Services and Arms, Navy CPC, Party Committee | |
| 2003—2008 | Deputy, 10th NPC | |
| 2000—2004 | Deputy Chief of Staff, PLA, Services and Arms, Navy | |
| 1999—2006 | Rear Admiral, PLA, Services and Arms, Navy | |
| 1996—2000 | President, PLA Navy Submarine Academy | |
| 1978 | Graduate, PLA Navy Submarine Academy |
Recent Travel & Appearances
| 16 Nov 16 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Santos (Secretary of Strategy and International Affairs of the Brazilian Ministry of Defense) | |
| 08 Nov 16 | Travelled to India, New Delhi and met with the following: • Shri G Mohan Kumar (Indian Defense Secretary) | |
| 13 Sep 16 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Nguyen Chi Vinh (Deputy Defense Minister of Vietnam) | |
| 08 Sep 16 | Travelled to Philippines, Manila Sun Jianguo attends Annual Chiefs of Defense Conference 2016 | |
| 09 Aug 16 | Travelled to Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Ulan Bator and met with the following: • Bat-Ochir Batsaikhan (State Secretary of Mongolia Ministry of Defense) | |
| 09 Jun 16 | Travelled to Nepal, Kathmandu and met with the following: • Rajendra Chhetri (Chief of the Army Staff of the Nepalese Army) | |
| 06 Jun 16 | Travelled to Nepal, Kathmandu and met with the following: • Bhim Rawal (Nepal Defense Minister) | |
| 05 Jun 16 | Travelled to Singapore, Singapore City Senior military official elaborates on China's regional security policy at Shangri-La Dialogue | |
| 04 Jun 16 | Travelled to Singapore, Singapore City and met with the following: • Petr Pavel (Chairman of the NATO Military Committee) | |
| 04 Jun 16 | Travelled to Singapore, Singapore City and met with the following: • Toru Mimura (Vice-Minister of Defense for International Affairs of Japan) |
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