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Air Force General
Yi Xiaoguang
Air Force General Yi Xiaoguang
乙晓光
	Yi Xiaoguang during a meeting with the Russian president, Moscow, 2015
Commander of the Central Theater Command
	In office; August 2017 – August 2021
Preceded by	Han Weiguo
Succeeded by	Lin Xiangyang
Deputy Chief of Joint Staff
	In office; July 2014 – August 2017
Chief	Fang Fenghui
Commander of the Nanjing Military Region Air Force
	In office; December 2010 – December 2012
Preceded by	Jiang Jianzeng
Succeeded by	Zheng Qunliang
Personal details
Born	June 1958 (age 66); Shuyang County, Suqian, Jiangsu, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	PLA Air Force Command Academy
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Air Force
Years of service	1974–Present
Rank	Air Force General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	乙晓光
Traditional Chinese	乙曉光
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yǐ Xiǎoguāng

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Yi Xiaoguang (Chinese: 乙晓光; born June 1958) is a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) who served as commander of the Central Theater Command from 2017 to 2021. Previously he served as President of the Air Force Command Academy, Commander of the Nanjing Military Region Air Force, and Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff. He is a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography

Yi Xiaoguang was born into a military family in Shuyang County, Suqian, Jiangsu Province.^[1] He joined the PLAAF in 1974 at the age of 16, studied at the Baoding Aviation School for a year, and became a battalion commander three years later at the age of 20. He entered the famous PLA Air Force Command Academy in Haidian, Beijing in 1984, laying the foundation for his subsequent "helicopter rise." He reached the post of deputy division commander in 1989 at the age of 31 and division command in 1992, director of the Department of Training in the PLAAF Headquarters in 1996 (the youngest grade-two department head at the time), and deputy chief of staff of Guangzhou Military Region Air Force in 2002.^[2]

Yi served as president of the PLA Air Force Command Academy (AFCA) from 2004 to 2008. In PLA tradition, it is relatively easy to find a capable corps commander, but very difficult to locate a capable president for a top military university. When he was divisional commander in 1992, Yi wrote The Chinese/English Manual for Jet Pilots, unique for a combat pilot with no formal higher education and an achievement helpful for his appointment to the presidency of the AFCA.^[2] In 2003, Yi Xiaoguang and Sun Herong co-authored the highly acclaimed book The Stealth Aircraft: A Difficult Adversary (《隐形飞机及其克星》ISBN 9787801721099). The book proved popular with the PLAAF, then in the midst of examining high-tech warfare.^[2]^: 228

In 2008 Yi was brought back to the PLAAF headquarters as deputy chief of staff. In December 2010, he was appointed commander of the Nanjing Military Region Air Force. In December 2012, he was named assistant to the Chief of Joint Staff, before getting promoted to Deputy Chief of Joint Staff in July 2014.^[1]^[3] In August 2017, Yi was appointed Commander of the Central Theater Command, replacing Han Weiguo.^[4]

Yi attained the rank of major general in July 2001, and lieutenant general in July 2012. He was promoted to general in July 2016; at the time of his promotion, Yi, 58, was the youngest full general in all branches of the PLA. He was an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party,^[1] ranking 166 out of 168 alternate members (based on votes in favour at the Party Congress). In October 2017, he was elected as a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Yi Xiaoguang" (in Chinese). National Chengchi University. 2015-08-04.
^ ^a ^b ^c This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Government. You Ji (2012). "Meeting the Challenge of the Upcoming PLAAF Leadership Reshuffle". The Chinese Air Force: Evolving Concepts, Roles, and Capabilities (PDF). Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-16-091386-0.
^ 解放军副大军区级将领十八大后调整基本到位. Tencent (in Chinese). 2013-01-30.
^ 明星将领乙晓光空军上将转岗中部战区. Caixin. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
^ "List of members of the 19th CPC Central Committee". Xinhua News Agency. 2017-10-24. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017.

Military offices
Preceded by Liu Guangzhi	President of PLA Air Force Command College 2004–2008	Succeeded by Ding Laihang
Preceded by Jiang Jianzeng	Commander of the Nanjing Military Region Air Force 2010–2012	Succeeded by Zheng Qunliang
Preceded by Han Weiguo	Commander of the Central Theater Command 2017–2021	Succeeded by Lin Xiangyang

[nccu-1] "Yi Xiaoguang" (in Chinese). National Chengchi University. 2015-08-04.

[youji-2] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Government. You Ji (2012). "Meeting the Challenge of the Upcoming PLAAF Leadership Reshuffle". The Chinese Air Force: Evolving Concepts, Roles, and Capabilities (PDF). Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-16-091386-0.

[3] 解放军副大军区级将领十八大后调整基本到位. Tencent (in Chinese). 2013-01-30.

[4] 明星将领乙晓光空军上将转岗中部战区. Caixin. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2017-10-21.

[5] "List of members of the 19th CPC Central Committee". Xinhua News Agency. 2017-10-24. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017.

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+'''Yi Xiaoguang''' ({{zh|c=乙晓光}}; born June 1958) is a general of the Chinese [[People's Liberation Army Air Force]] (PLAAF) who served as commander of the [[Central Theater Command]] from 2017 to 2021. Previously he served as President of the Air Force Command Academy, Commander of the [[Nanjing Military Region]] Air Force, and Deputy Chief of the [[Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission|Joint Staff]].  He is a member of the [[19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party]].
-'''Yi Xiaoguang''' ({{zh|c=乙晓光}}; born June 1958) is a general of the Chinese [[People's Liberation Army Air Force]] (PLAAF). He has been Commander of the [[Central Theater Command]] since August 2017. Previously he served as President of the Air Force Command Academy, Commander of the [[Nanjing Military Region]] Air Force, and Deputy Chief of the [[Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission|Joint Staff]].  He is a member of the [[19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China]].
 == Biography ==
-Yi Xiaoguang was born into a military family in [[Shuyang County]], [[Jiangsu]] Province.<ref name="nccu">{{cite web |url = http://cped.nccu.edu.tw/node/1144736 |title = Yi Xiaoguang |publisher = [[National Chengchi University]] |date = 4 August 2015 |language=Chinese}}</ref> He joined the PLAAF in 1974 at the age of 16, studied at the Baoding Aviation School for a year, and became a [[battalion]] commander 3 years later at the age of 20. He entered the famous PLA Air Force Command Academy in [[Haidian]], [[Beijing]] in 1984, laying the foundation for his subsequent "helicopter rise." He reached the post of deputy division commander in 1989 at the age of 31 and division command in 1992, director of the Department of Training in the PLAAF Headquarters in 1996 (the youngest grade-two department head at the time), and deputy chief of staff of [[Guangzhou Military Region]] Air Force in 2002.<ref name="youji">{{cite book |author=You Ji |chapter=Meeting the Challenge of the Upcoming PLAAF Leadership Reshuffle |title = The Chinese Air Force: Evolving Concepts, Roles, and Capabilities |url = http://ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/Documents/Books/chinese-air-force.pdf |year = 2012 |publisher=[[National Defense University Press]] |isbn  =978-0-16-091386-0 |page = 222}}</ref>
+Yi Xiaoguang was born into a military family in [[Shuyang County]], [[Suqian]], [[Jiangsu]] Province.<ref name="nccu">{{cite web |url = http://cped.nccu.edu.tw/node/1144736 |title = Yi Xiaoguang |publisher = [[National Chengchi University]] |date = 2015-08-04 |language = zh }}</ref> He joined the PLAAF in 1974 at the age of 16, studied at the Baoding Aviation School for a year, and became a [[battalion]] commander three years later at the age of 20. He entered the famous PLA Air Force Command Academy in [[Haidian District|Haidian]], [[Beijing]] in 1984, laying the foundation for his subsequent "helicopter rise." He reached the post of deputy division commander in 1989 at the age of 31 and division command in 1992, director of the Department of Training in the PLAAF Headquarters in 1996 (the youngest grade-two department head at the time), and deputy chief of staff of [[Guangzhou Military Region]] Air Force in 2002.<ref name="youji">{{US government sources}}
+{{cite book |author = You Ji |chapter = Meeting the Challenge of the Upcoming PLAAF Leadership Reshuffle |title = The Chinese Air Force: Evolving Concepts, Roles, and Capabilities |url = http://ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/Documents/Books/chinese-air-force.pdf |year = 2012 |publisher = [[National Defense University Press]] |location = Washington, D.C. |ISBN = 978-0-16-091386-0 |page = 222 }}</ref>
-Yi served as president of the PLA Air Force Command Academy (AFCA) from 2004 to 2008. In PLA tradition, it is relatively easy to find a capable corps commander, but very difficult to locate a capable president for a top military university. When he was divisional commander in 1992, Yi wrote ''The Chinese/English Manual for Jet Pilots'', unique for a combat pilot with no formal higher education and an achievement helpful for his appointment to the presidency of the AFCA.<ref name="youji" /> In 2003, Yi Xiaoguang and [[Sun Herong]] co-authored the highly acclaimed book ''The Stealth Aircraft: A Difficult Adversary'' (《隐形飞机及其克星》 {{ISBN|9787801721099}}). The book proved popular with the PLAAF, then in the midst of examining high-tech warfare.<ref name="youji" />{{rp|228}}
+Yi served as president of the PLA Air Force Command Academy (AFCA) from 2004 to 2008. In PLA tradition, it is relatively easy to find a capable corps commander, but very difficult to locate a capable president for a top military university. When he was divisional commander in 1992, Yi wrote ''The Chinese/English Manual for Jet Pilots'', unique for a combat pilot with no formal higher education and an achievement helpful for his appointment to the presidency of the AFCA.<ref name="youji" /> In 2003, Yi Xiaoguang and [[Sun Herong]] co-authored the highly acclaimed book ''The Stealth Aircraft: A Difficult Adversary'' ({{zh|labels=no|s=《隐形飞机及其克星》}}{{ISBN|9787801721099}}). The book proved popular with the PLAAF, then in the midst of examining high-tech warfare.<ref name="youji" />{{rp|228}}
-In 2008 Yi was brought back to the PLAAF headquarters as deputy chief of staff. In December 2010, he was appointed commander of the [[Nanjing Military Region]] Air Force. In December 2012, he was named assistant to the Chief of [[Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission|Joint Staff]] , before getting promoted to Deputy Chief of [[Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission|Joint Staff]] in July 2014.<ref name="nccu" /><ref>{{cite news |title = 解放军副大军区级将领十八大后调整基本到位 |url = http://news.qq.com/a/20130130/000224.htm |date = 2013-01-30 |website = Tencent |language = Chinese}}</ref> In August 2017, Yi was appointed Commander of the [[Central Theater Command]], replacing [[Han Weiguo]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://china.caixin.com/2017-10-20/101158984.html|title=明星将领乙晓光空军上将转岗中部战区|author=|date=2017-10-20|work=|newspaper=Caixin|accessdate=2017-10-21}}</ref>.
+In 2008 Yi was brought back to the PLAAF headquarters as deputy chief of staff. In December 2010, he was appointed commander of the [[Nanjing Military Region]] Air Force. In December 2012, he was named assistant to the Chief of [[Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission|Joint Staff]], before getting promoted to Deputy Chief of [[Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission|Joint Staff]] in July 2014.<ref name="nccu" /><ref>{{cite news |script-title=zh:解放军副大军区级将领十八大后调整基本到位 |url = http://news.qq.com/a/20130130/000224.htm |date = 2013-01-30 |website = Tencent |language = zh }}</ref> In August 2017, Yi was appointed Commander of the [[Central Theater Command]], replacing [[Han Weiguo]].<ref>{{cite news |url = http://china.caixin.com/2017-10-20/101158984.html |script-title=zh:明星将领乙晓光空军上将转岗中部战区 |date = 2017-10-20 |website = Caixin |access-date = 2017-10-21 }}</ref>
-Yi attained the rank of major general in July 2001, and lieutenant general in July 2012. He was promoted to general in July 2016; at the time of his promotion, Yi, 58, was the youngest full general in all branches of the PLA. He was an alternate member of the [[18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China]],<ref name="nccu" /> ranking 166 out of 168 alternate members (based on votes in favour at the Party Congress). In October 2017, he was elected as a member of the [[19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-10/24/c_136702936.htm |title=List of members of the 19th CPC Central Committee |publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency]] |date=24 October 2017}}</ref>
+Yi attained the rank of major general in July 2001, and lieutenant general in July 2012. He was promoted to general in July 2016; at the time of his promotion, Yi, 58, was the youngest full general in all branches of the PLA. He was an alternate member of the [[18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party]],<ref name="nccu" /> ranking 166 out of 168 alternate members (based on votes in favour at the Party Congress). In October 2017, he was elected as a member of the [[19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-10/24/c_136702936.htm |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171025021849/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-10/24/c_136702936.htm |url-status = dead |archive-date = October 25, 2017 |title = List of members of the 19th CPC Central Committee |agency = [[Xinhua News Agency]] |date = 2017-10-24 }}</ref>
 == References ==
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+{{s-aft|after=[[Ding Laihang]]}}
+{{s-bef|before=[[Jiang Jianzeng]]}}
+{{s-ttl|title=Commander of the [[Nanjing Military Region]] Air Force|years=2010–2012}}
+{{s-aft|after=[[Zheng Qunliang]]}}
+{{s-bef|before=[[Han Weiguo]]}}
+{{s-ttl|title=Commander of the [[Central Theater Command]]|years=2017–2021}}
+{{s-aft|after=[[Lin Xiangyang]]}}
+{{s-end}}
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