Rong Guiqing

Rong Guiqing is a lieutenant general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He has previously served as Chief of Staff of the Chengdu Military Region and Commander of the 54th Group Army.

Biography

Rong was born in Weishi County, Henan Province. He is a graduate of the PLA National Defence University. He is a member of the Chinese Communist Party.
In July 2008, he was promoted to the rank of major general. In 2009 he became Commander of the 54th Group Army of the Jinan Military Region, a position he held until December 2014, when he was transferred to the Chengdu Military Region and served as Chief of Staff, replacing Zhou Xiaozhou. In January 2016, he was appointed deputy commander and chief of staff of the newly established Western Theater Command. He was promoted to lieutenant general in July 2016.
He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.