Wang Jianping

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Jianping
王建平
Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission
In office December 2015 – August 2016
Preceded by	New title
Succeeded by	Ma Yiming
Deputy Chief of the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department
In office December 2014 – January 2016
Preceded by	Wang Ning
Succeeded by	Position revoked
Commander of the People's Armed Police
In office December 2009 – December 2014
Preceded by	Wu Shuangzhan
Succeeded by	Wang Ning
Chief of Staff of the People's Armed Police
In office August 2006 – June 2009
Preceded by	Huo Yi
Succeeded by	Niu Zhizhong
Personal details
Born	December 1953 (age 70–71) Fushun, Liaoning, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (expelled)
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1969–2017
Rank	General

Wang Jianping (Chinese: 王建平; born December 1953) is a former general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He served as commander of the People's Armed Police and deputy chief of General Staff of the People's Liberation Army. He was dismissed in 2016 and placed under investigation for corruption. He was a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography

Wang traces his ancestry to Zanhuang County, Hebei; he was born in Fushun, Liaoning province. He joined the military in 1969, and served on the artillery force of the 40th Group Army. In 1992 he became commander of the 120th Division of the 40th Group Army. Thereafter he entered the mechanical division of the People's Armed Police (PAP). In 1996, he became head of the Tibet People's Armed Police contingent, then became deputy commander of the People's Armed Police in June 2009 and was named commander of People's Armed Police in June 2012. In December 2014 he was transferred back to the PLA to become deputy chief of joint staff. In January 2015 Wang became deputy head of a coordinating group on military training.

After comprehensive reforms to the People's Liberation Army in 2015, Wang was named Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff Department. In August 2016, the South China Morning Post reported that Wang had been arrested to face charges in connection to the Zhou Yongkang case. Wang was not present at the Sixth Plenum of the 18th Central Committee held in October 2016, further confirming rumours that he was in trouble. On 29 December 2016, the Defense Ministry of China confirmed that he had been placed under investigation for bribery.

Wang was initially an alternate member of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, ranked 4th out of 167 alternate members. He was made a full member upon the expulsion of Bo Xilai in 2012. He was a full member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party until his own expulsion at the Seventh Plenum in October 2017.