Xu Hongmeng
{{Short description|Chinese vice-admiral (born 1951)}}
{{Infobox Officeholder
| name = Xu Hongmeng
| native_name = 徐洪猛
| native_name_lang = zh-cn
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| office = Deputy Commander of the PLA Navy
| term_start = December 2009
| term_end = December 2014
| 1blankname = Commander
| 1namedata = Wu Shengli
| predecessor = Gu Wengen
| successor = Jiang Weilie
| office1 = Commander of the East Sea Fleet
| term_start1 = August 2006
| term_end1 = December 2009
| predecessor1 = Zhao Guojun
| successor1 = Du Jingchen
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1951|7}}
| birth_place = Suizhong, Liaoning, China
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| party = Chinese Communist Party
| alma_mater = PLA Naval Command Academy
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| allegiance = {{PRC}}
| branch = {{navy|China}}
| serviceyears = ? − 2014
| rank = 48px Vice-Admiral
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{{family name hatnote|Xu|lang=Chinese}}
Xu Hongmeng ({{zh|c=徐洪猛}}; born July 1951) is a retired vice-admiral (zhong jiang) of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China. He served as Deputy Commander of the PLAN and Commander of the East Sea Fleet.
Biography
Xu Hongmeng was born in July 1951 in Suizhong, Liaoning Province. He graduated from the PLA Naval Command Academy.{{cite web |url=http://cped.nccu.edu.tw/node/1143347 |title=Xu Hongmeng |publisher=National Chengchi University |date=2015-06-05 |language=Chinese}}
Xu served as deputy chief of staff of the PLAN's East Sea Fleet from 1999 to 2002, and commander of the Zhoushan Naval Base from 2002 to 2005. From December 2005 to August 2006 he was deputy chief of staff of the PLAN. In August 2006, he was promoted to commander of the East Sea Fleet, and concurrently deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region. He attained the rank of vice-admiral in July 2007. In December 2009, he was appointed deputy commander of the PLAN. He retired from active service in December 2014 after reaching the mandatory retirement age, and was replaced by Jiang Weilie.{{cite web |url=http://english.chinamil.com.cn/news-channels/china-military-news/2015-01/04/content_6294479.htm |title=PLA adjusts positions of multiple high-ranking generals (admirals) |work=China Military Online |date=2015-01-04}}
Xu was a member of the 11th National People's Congress.
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Category:People's Liberation Army generals from Liaoning
Category:People's Liberation Army Navy admirals