Xi Jinping promotes 10 more to PLA general, including two in Hong Kong
Yue Shixin, the garrison's political commissar, was promoted to lieutenant general on Friday, while the director of its political department, Zhang Zhimeng, was elevated to major general, the Guangzhou Daily reported yesterday.
Two days after promoting six senior PLA officials to full general, President Xi Jinping yesterday elevated another 10, including the two senior officials in charge of ideology at the army's Hong Kong garrison.
Yue Shixin, the garrison's political commissar, was promoted to lieutenant general on Friday, while the director of its political department, Zhang Zhimeng, was elevated to major general, the Guangzhou Daily reported yesterday.
Macau-based military observer Antony Wong Dong said the promotion of Yue and Zhang implied Xi "might be worried about the political situation of Hong Kong".
Wang Xiaojun, commander of the Hong Kong garrison, was promoted to lieutenant general three months before his Hong Kong appointment in October last year.
Xi, who is the chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), also promoted eight other officers belonging to the Guangzhou military command to the rank of major general.
The generals are the third batch of senior PLA officers Xi has elevated since he became chief of the military late last year.