Zhang Zhifen
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Zhang Zhifen | |||||||
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张志芬 | |||||||
Commander of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | |||||||
Assumed office July 2016 | |||||||
Preceded by | Shang Hong | ||||||
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Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Shaodong, Hunan, China | ||||||
Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
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Years of service | ?–present | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 张志芬 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 張志芬 | ||||||
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Zhang Zhifen (Chinese: 张志芬; born 1966) is a major general (shaojiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) currently serving as commander of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.[1][2] He is an alternate member of 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[3]
Biography
[edit]Zhang was born in Shaodong, Hunan, in 1966.[4]
He once served as chief of staff of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. In July 2016, he was appointed commander of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, succeeding Shang Hong.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Steven Lee Myers; Kenneth Chang (17 June 2021). "China Launches 3 Astronauts Toward New Space Station". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Is China challenging the West to a new space race?". rfi.fr. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ 【天下邵东人】三位少将:张志芬、黄桃益、王华飞. Sohu (in Chinese). 7 February 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ 无湘不成军,湖南邵阳现役这8名将军,你认识吗?. 163.com (in Chinese). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (25 July 2016). 张志芬少将任酒泉卫星发射中心主任. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 November 2021.