Wang Hai (admiral)
| Wang Hai | |
|---|---|
| 王海 | |
 Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin (left) and Chinese Vice Adm. Wang Hai (right). | |
| Deputy Commander of the PLA Navy | |
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Assumed office July 2015 | |
| Commander | Wu Shengli |
| Preceded by | Du Jingchen |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 China |
| Service/branch | People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Years of service | ? − present |
| Rank |
 Vice Admiral |
Wang Hai (Chinese: 王海) is a vice admiral (zhong jiang) of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China. He has served as a Deputy Commander of the PLAN since July 2015.
Wang Hai served for many years in the PLA Navy's South Sea Fleet. He attained the rank of rear admiral in July 2010. In September 2012, when Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier was commissioned into service, Wang Hai was named the first commander of its fleet.[1]
In March 2014, Wang became chief of staff of the PLAN's North Sea Fleet, succeeding rear admiral Wei Gang (魏钢). In July 2015, he was appointed a deputy commander of the PLA Navy.[1]
In August 2015, Wang Hai and Vice Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov of the Russian Navy commanded the Joint Sea-2015 (II) in Vladivostok, a joint naval exercise conducted by the Chinese and Russian navies.[2]
In July 2016, he was promoted to the rank of vice admiral (Zhong jiang).[3]
References
- 1 2 王海少将任海军副司令 曾任辽宁舰编队司令. Sina (in Chinese). 2015-07-02.
- ↑ "Russian-Chinese Naval Drills Begin in the Pacific". Russia Insider. Interfax. 24 August 2015.
- ↑ 海军举行晋衔仪式 王海杨世光等5名军官晋升中将. Sohu (in Chinese). 2016-07-29.
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