China Vitae

Biography Highlight

Chen Bingde, male, Han nationality, is a native of Nantong, Jiangsu Province. He was born in 1941 and holds the equivalent of a technical college degree. Chen joined the PLA in 1961 and the CPC in 1962.

Recent Career Data

2007—	Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee
2007—	Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission
2007—	Chief, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff
2005—	Member, Central Military Commission of the PRC
2004—2007	Director-General, PLA, General Armaments Department
2004—2007	Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission
2002—2007	Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee
2002—	General, PLA
1999—2004	Commander-in-Chief, PLA, Regions, Jinan Military Region
1997—2002	Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee

Recent Travel & Appearances

09/26/08	Chen Bingde met with military guests from Brunei, Cameroon, Laos and Thailand.
09/18/08	Chen Bingde met with President of the Norwegian Parliament Thorbjoern Jagland.
09/12/08	Chen Bingde met with Serbian President Boris Tadic and Zdravko Ponos, chief of the General Staff of the Serbian army.
07/21/08	Chen Bingde met with Angus Houston, Chief of the Defence Force of Australia.
01/14/08	Chen Bingde met with Timothy Keating, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Pacific Command.