Fan Changlong, male, Han nationality, is a native of Donggang City, Liaoning province. He was born in 1947, and joined the PLA and the CPC in 1969. He was promoted to the rank of major general in 1995, and lieutenant general in 2002. Fan served successively as a platoon leader, political instructor, battalion commander, and deputy regimental commander in the PLA. Fan was educated at the Beijing Military Academy and the Xuanhua Artillery Academy. He served as chief of staff of the 16th Group Army until 2000. In the same year he was promoted to chief of staff of the Shenyang Military Region and in 2004 he became Commander of the Jinan Military Region.
Fan Changlong was an alternate member of the 16th CPC Central Committee and is currently a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee. In 2008, he was promoted to the rank of general.
In 2012 he was appointed vice-chairman of the 18th CPC Central Military Commission and member of the Politburo of the 18th CPC Central Committee. In 2013 he became Vice-Chairman of Central Military Commission of PRC.
26 Oct 17 | Xi calls for building a strong army | |
28 Jul 17 | China holds grand gala for PLA 90th birthday celebration | |
28 Jul 17 | China promotes 5 officers to general | |
21 Jul 17 | Top Chinese leaders visit military exhibition | |
19 Jun 17 | Travelled to Vietnam, Hanoi and met with the following: • Nguyen Phu Trong (General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)) | |
02 Jun 17 | Zhang Gaoli urges efforts to end all military paid service | |
22 May 17 | Travelled to Shanghai Municipality Senior official calls for further military reform | |
05 Apr 17 | Senior military officers attend tree planting activity | |
31 Mar 17 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Guy Parmelin (Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport) | |
16 Mar 17 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Qamar Javed Bajwa (Pakistan Army Chief) |
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