Wang Chunning

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Armed Police General
Wang Chunning
王春宁
File:Wang Chunning 2023.jpg
Wang in Ürümqi, Xinjiang in 2023
Commander of the People's Armed Police
In office
December 2020 – July 2025
Preceded byWang Ning
Succeeded byCao Junzhang
Chief of Staff of the People's Armed Police
In office
April 2020 – December 2020
Preceded byZheng Jiagai
Succeeded byTBA
Personal details
BornMarch 1963 (age 63)
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
PartyChinese Communist Party (expelled in 2025)
OccupationMilitary officer
Military service
AllegianceFile:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg People's Republic of China
Branch/serviceFile:Ground Force Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg People's Liberation Army Ground Force (?–2020)
File:People's Armed Police Flag.svg People's Armed Police (2020–present)
Years of service?-2025
RankFile:PLAGeneral r.svg.png Armed Police General
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese王春寧
Simplified Chinese王春宁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWáng Chūnníng

Wang Chunning (Chinese: 王春宁; born March 1963) is a former general of the People's Liberation Army of China, and commander of the People's Armed Police.[1] He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 2011, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2017,[2] and general (Shangjiang) in December 2020.[3]

Biography

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Wang was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu, in March 1963, while his ancestral home is in Muping District of Yantai, Shandong. His father Wang Yongming (zh) was a lieutenant general.

He entered politics in July 1985, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1986.[citation needed] In 2009 he was promoted to chief of staff of the 1st Group Army. He was its deputy commander in 2010, and held that office until 2014. In January 2014 he succeeded Han Weiguo as commander of the 12th Group Army. In August 2016, he was appointed commander of the Beijing Garrison. In January 2020, he became a member of Standing Committee of the CCP Beijing Municipal Committee. In April 2020, he was appointed chief of staff of the People's Armed Police. He was promoted to its commander in December of that same year.[citation needed] In July 2025 it was reported that Wang was replaced by Lieutenant General Cao Junzhang who became the acting commander of the People's Armed Police.[4]

Downfall

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On September 12th 2025, The Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress announces that the Armed Police Force had removed Wang as a deputy to the National People's Congress. Along him were 3 other military officers which includes: Lieutenant General Zhang Lin, Lieutenant General Gao Daguang and Lieutenant General Wang Zhibin.[5] On October 17, 2025, the Ministry of National Defense announced that He was expelled from the CCP and the PLA for "serious violations of discipline and law".[6]

References

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