Qin Weijiang
{{Short description|Chinese general}}
{{Family name hatnote|Qin|lang=Chinese}}
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| office1 = Commander of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force
| term_start1 = January 2016
| term_end1 = December 2018
| predecessor1 = New title
| successor1 = Xu Qiling
| office2 = Commander of the 27th Group Army
| term_start2 = December 2006
| term_end2 = December 2010
| predecessor2 = Wang Xibin
| successor2 = Xue Aiguo
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| name = Qin Weijiang
| native_name = {{nobold|秦卫江}}
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1955|12}}
| birth_place = Hong'an County, Hubei, China
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| party = Chinese Communist Party
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| parents = Qin Jiwei
Tang Xianmei
| relations = Qin Tian
Qin Wanjiang
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| alma_mater = PLA Ground Force Engineering University
PLA National Defence University
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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| allegiance = {{flag|People's Republic of China}}
| branch = {{army|China}}
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| rank = 50px Lieutenant general
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Qin Weijiang ({{lang-zh|s=秦卫江}}; born December 1955) is a retired lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as Commander of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force between January 2016 and December 2018.{{cite news|author1=Zhong Yuhao ({{lang|zh|钟煜豪}})|url=http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1428477 |script-title=zh:秦卫江出任东部战区陆军司令员,廖可铎任政委 |work=thepaper |date=2 June 2016 |access-date=11 December 2019 |language=zh}} Prior to that, he was Deputy Commander of the Nanjing Military Region from December 2010 to January 2016. He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 2000 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 2012.
Early life and education
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Qin was born in Hong'an County, Hubei in December 1955, to Qin Jiwei, a general and former Minister of National Defense, and Tang Xianmei. His brother Qin Tian is a lieutenant general of the People's Armed Police (PAP). His sister Qin Wanjiang is a businesswoman who was married to Yang Dongming, son of General Yang Chengwu.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
After the resumption of college entrance examination, he was accepted to PLA Ground Force Engineering University, where he earned his Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1982. He obtained a master's degree of military science from PLA National Defence University in 2002 and a Doctor of Management degree from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2011, respectively.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
Career
Qin served in the 81st Group Army for a long time before serving as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Beijing Military Region in July 2005. He was Commander of the 27th Group Army in 2006, and held that office until 2010. In December 2010 he was appointed Deputy Commander of the Nanjing Military Region, and served until January 2016. He rose to become Commander of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force in January 2016, serving in the post until he retirement in December 2018.{{cite news|author1=Yan Hongliang ({{lang|zh|闫宏亮}})|url=http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2019-01-03/doc-ihqfskcn3708593.shtml |script-title=zh:接棒秦卫江 徐起零出任东部战区陆军司令 |work=sina |date=3 January 2019 |access-date=11 December 2019 |language=zh}}
He was a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
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Category:People from Hong'an County
Category:PLA National Defence University alumni
Category:University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences alumni