Shen Jinlong
| Shen Jinlong | |
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| 沈金龙 | |
Shen Jinlong
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| Commander of the PLA Navy | |
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Assumed office January 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Wu Shengli |
| Commander of the South Sea Fleet | |
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In office December 2014 – January 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Jiang Weilie |
| Succeeded by | Wang Hai |
| President of Naval Command Academy | |
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In office 2011–2014 |
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| President of Dalian Naval Academy | |
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In office 2010–2011 |
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| Preceded by | Yang Junfei |
| Succeeded by | Jiang Guoping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1956 (age 60) Nanhui District, Shanghai, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
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| Allegiance |
 People's Republic of China
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| Service/branch |
 People's Liberation Army Navy
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| Years of service | ?-present |
| Rank |
 Vice Admiral
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Shen Jinlong (simplified Chinese: 沈金龙; traditional Chinese: 沈金龍; pinyin: Shěn Jīnlóng; born October 1956) is a vice admiral and the current commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).
Shen was born in Nanhui, Shanghai in October 1956. He once served as commander of Support Base of the North Sea Fleet and president of Dalian Naval Academy. He was president of Naval Command Academy from 2011 until 2014. In August 2014, he was appointed deputy commander of the South Sea Fleet, and in December was promoted to commander of the fleet, a deputy military region position (副大军区级). On July 29, 2016, he was awarded the rank of vice admiral (zhong jiang) by the Central Military Commission. He became commander of the PLA Navy in January 2017, replacing the retiring Admiral Wu Shengli.
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