Xu Qiling

Xu Qiling
徐起零
Xu at a 2019 Military Exchange
Commander of the Western Theater Command
In office
June 2021  August 2021
Preceded byZhang Xudong
Succeeded byWang Haijiang
Commander of the Western Theater Command Ground Force
In office
April 2020  June 2021
Preceded byHe Weidong
Succeeded byTBA
Commander of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force
In office
December 2018  April 2020
Preceded byQin Weijiang
Succeeded byLin Xiangyang
Commander of the 79th Group Army
In office
March 2017  December 2018
Succeeded byHuo Jiangang
Personal details
BornJuly 1962 (age 62)
Huaiyang District, Zhoukou, Henan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Rank General

Xu Qiling (Chinese: 徐起零; pinyin: Xú Qǐlíng; born July 1962) is a general (Shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was the commander of the Western Theater Command. He formerly served as commander of the Western Theater Command Ground Force, commander of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force, and commander of the 79th Group Army.