Li Zuocheng

Li Zuocheng (born October 1953) is a general (shang jiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. He has been Commander of the Chengdu Military Region since August 2013.

Biography
Li Zuocheng was born in October 1953 in Anhua County, Hunan Province. He joined the PLA in 1970 at the age of 17.

In 1978, Li fought in the Sino-Vietnamese War as a company commander in the Guangxi Military District. His unit was named by the Central Military Commission as a "hero company", and Li was awarded merit of the first class and officially named a "war hero". In 1982, he was elected into the Presidium (主席团) of the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the age of only 29.

Li Zuocheng steadily rose through the military ranks, and became a division commander by 1994. His division was lauded for its performance during the relief efforts of the Guangxi floods in the summer of 1994, and the entire division was awarded merit of the second class. In 1995, Li was named one of the "100 best public servants" of China. He was promoted to the rank of major general in 1997.

In 1998, 45-year-old Li Zuocheng succeeded Ou Jingu (欧金谷) as Commander of the 41st Group Army, becoming China's youngest army commander at the time; he commanded the 41st Army in the relief efforts of the great Yangtze floods of that year.

Li was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region in 2002. In December 2007, he was transferred to the Chengdu Military Region and became its Deputy Commander. He attained the rank of lieutenant general in 2009. In August 2013, he was promoted to Commander of the Chengdu Military Region, replacing the retiring general Li Shiming (no relation).

On 31 July 2015, Li Zuocheng was promoted to general (shang jiang), the highest rank for Chinese military officers in active service, together with nine other officers.