Wang was born in
Anyue County,
Sichuan in July 1963. Wang participated in the
Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991) and won first class merit. After war, he became secretary of
Li Qianyuan, former commander of
Lanzhou Military Region. He served in the
76th Group Army since 1997. In January 2013 he was promoted to become deputy commander of Nanjiang Military District, a position he held until 2016, when he was appointed deputy commander of
Tibet Military District. In December 2019, he rose to become commander there. In March 2021, he was transferred to northwest China's Xinjiang and appointed commander of Xinjiang Military District, he remained in that position until August 2021, when he was elevated to commander of
Western Theater Command during the
2020–2021 China–India skirmishes. On December 10, 2019, he was awarded the military rank of
lieutenant general (
zhongjiang) by
Central Military Commission chairman Xi Jinping. On 6 September 2021, he was awarded the military rank of
general (
shangjiang) by Xi Jinping. He was a delegate to the
13th National People's Congress. ==References==