Chen was born in
Wen'an County,
Hebei, in November 1963, and graduated from
Hebei University of Technology. Chen was once political commissar of the 43rd Airborne Division of the
People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps. He became deputy political commissar of the
People's Liberation Army Air Force Command College in March 2010, and served until January 2016, when he was appointed secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the
Southern Theater Command Air Force. He was secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the
People's Liberation Army Air Force in September 2020, in addition to serving as director of the
People's Liberation Army Air Force Supervisory Commission. He was political commissar of the
Space Systems Department of the Strategic Support Force of the People's Liberation Army in August 2021 and subsequently political commissar of the
People's Liberation Army Aerospace Force in April 2024. In December 2024, he was commissioned as political commissar of the
People's Liberation Army Ground Force. He was promoted to the rank of
major general (
shaojiang) in July 2011,
lieutenant general (
zhongjiang) in September 2020, and
general (
shangjiang) in December 2024. == References ==