Li Zuocheng
| Li Zuocheng | |
|---|---|
| 李作成 | |
| Commander of People's Liberation Army Ground Force | |
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Assumed office January 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Position created |
| Commander of Chengdu Military Region | |
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In office August 2013 – January 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Li Shiming |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1953 (age 63) Anhua County, Hunan, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Awards | Merit of the first class |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 China
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| Years of service | 1970 − present |
| Rank |
 General
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| Battles/wars | Sino-Vietnamese War |
Li Zuocheng (Chinese: 李作成; born October 1953) is a general (shang jiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. In December 2015, he was appointed the inaugural Commander of the PLA Ground Force. A veteran of the Sino-Vietnamese War, he served in southern China for most of his career; he was commander of the Chengdu Military Region between 2013 and 2016.
Li Zuocheng was born in October 1953 in Anhua County, Hunan Province. He joined the PLA in 1970 at the age of 17.
In 1978, Li fought in the Sino-Vietnamese War as a company commander in the Guangxi Military District. His unit fought a lengthy engagement with the Vietnamese army that lasted 26 days. He was injured in battle but refused to stop fighting. His unit was named by the Central Military Commission as a "hero company", and Li was awarded merit of the first class and officially named a "war hero". In 1982, largely as a result of his wartime achievements, Li was selected to sit in the Presidium (主席团) of the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the age of only 29.
Li Zuocheng steadily rose through the military ranks, and became a division commander by 1994. His division was lauded for its performance during the relief efforts of the Guangxi floods in the summer of 1994, and the entire division was awarded merit of the second class. In 1995, Li was named one of the "100 best public servants" of China. He was promoted to the rank of major general in 1997.
In 1998, 45-year-old Li Zuocheng succeeded Ou Jingu (欧金谷) as Commander of the 41st Group Army, becoming China's youngest army commander at the time; he commanded the 41st Army in the relief efforts of the great Yangtze floods of that year.
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