Yin Hongxing
Yin Hongxing | |||||||
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尹红星 | |||||||
| Political Commissar of the Southern Theater Command Ground Force | |||||||
| In office July 2024 – June 2026 | |||||||
| Commander | Hu Zhongqiang | ||||||
| Preceded by | Fang Yongxiang | ||||||
| Political Commissar of the Tibet Military Region | |||||||
| In office December 2021 – July 2024 | |||||||
| Commander | Wang Kai | ||||||
| Preceded by | Zhang Xuejie | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Yuan Honggang | ||||||
| Political Commissar of the 71st Group Army | |||||||
| In office May 2018 – December 2021 | |||||||
| Commander | Li Zhonglin | ||||||
| Preceded by | Xu Deqing | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Huang Chaohui | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | March 1967 (age 59) | ||||||
| Party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
Years of service | ?-present | ||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant General | ||||||
| Unit | 71st Group Army Southern Theater Command Ground Force | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 尹红星 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 尹紅星 | ||||||
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Yin Hongxing (Chinese: 尹红星; born March 1967) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). Currently he serves as the political commissar of the Souther Theater Command Ground Force, replacing Fang Yongxiang (Chinese: 方永祥), in office from July 2024 to June 2026.
Biography
Yin Hongxing, born in Changyuan, Henan, in March 1967 and served as political commissar of Unit 71352 ("Tiger Division") of the former Jinan Military Region.[1] In 2016, he was transferred to the deputy secretary of the Army Discipline Inspection Commission of the Southern Theater Command.[2] In May 2018 he got redeployed as the political commissar of the 71st Group Army which is part of the Eastern Theater Command and stationed in Xuzhou, replacing Xu Deqing.[3] In December 2021 Yin Hongxing got promoted to the political commissar of the Tibet Military Region.[1] In July 2024 he was back at the Southern Theater Command, serving as the Ground Forces political commissar and replacing Fang Yongxiang.[4]
Yin Hongxing was promoted to the rank of major general in July 2017.[5] In December 2021, he got promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.[1]
On June 26 2026, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress decided to remove Lieutenant General Yin Hongxing from the 14th National People's Congress.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 "人事观察｜陆军中将尹红星出任西藏"戎装"常委". china.caixin.com. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ↑ "尹红星少将新职务明确：接棒徐德清，任第71集团军政委_人事风向_澎湃新闻-The Paper". www.thepaper.cn. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ↑ "南部战区陆军纪委副书记尹红星少将调任驻徐州某集团军首长_人事风向_澎湃新闻-The Paper". www.thepaper.cn. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ↑ "尹红星中将任南部战区陆军政委". c.m.163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ↑ "何卫东等6人晋升中将-观察者网". m.guancha.cn. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ↑ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2026-06-27.