Chi Wanchun

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chi.

Chi Wanchun (Chinese: 迟万春; born April 1946) is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as political commissar of the PLA General Armaments Department.

Chi Wanchun
迟万春
Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department
In office November 2002 – July 2011
Preceded by	Li Jinai
Succeeded by	Wang Hongyao
Political Commissar of the National University of Defense Technology
In office April 1999 – November 2002
Preceded by	Zhao Jixiang
Succeeded by	Huang Xianzhong
Personal details
Born	April 1946 (age 78) Wendeng County, Shandong, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Harbin Military Academy of Engineering PLA Nanjing Political College
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1965–2013
Rank	General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	迟万春
Traditional Chinese	遲萬春
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chí Wànchūn

Biography

Born in Wendeng, Shandong, Chi graduated from the Harbin Institute of Military Engineering in 1970, majoring in aeronautic weapons. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in April 1971. In December 1986, he was the director of the political department affiliated with the Logistics Department of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND). In August 1988, he became vice political commissar of the Xi'an Satellite Control Center affiliated with COSTIND. In February 1993, he became political commissar of the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. He was promoted to vice director of the political department of COSTIND in 1995, and further promoted to director of the political department of the PLA General Armaments Department in January 1999. He became the political commissar of PLA National Defense University in June 1999. In October 2002, he became political commissar of the PLA General Armament Department.

He attained the rank of major general in July 1993, lieutenant general in July 2000, and full general on June 24, 2006.

Chi was a member of the 16th and 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.