CHINA-PLA: APPOINTMENTS - CMC VICE CHAIRMAN
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Hongkong's South China Morning Post, quoting two unidentified sources, reported on August 16, 2017, that General Li Zuocheng, the 64-year-old commanding officer of the ground force of the People’s Liberation Army, will fill the vacancy left by CMC Vice Chairman Xu Qiliang who is likely to take over as CMC First Vice Chairman next month from Fan Changlong.
(Comment: Li Zuocheng is a native of Hunan and was decorated by the CMC as a war hero during China’s conflict with Vietnam in 1979, and awarded a first-class merit for his personal achievements.)
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