Wang Hai (admiral)

Wang Hai is a rear admiral (shao 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.

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.

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.