Born in 1949, Wang enlisted in the
People's Liberation Army in March 1968. He attained the rank of
major general (
shaojiang) in 1998. In February 1998 he was appointed president of the People's Liberation Army Armored Forces Academy. He was head of the General Equipment Support Bureau of
People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department in September 2002, a position he held until December 2005, when he was transferred to
Nanjing,
Jiangsu and appointed deputy commander of
Nanjing Military Region. He was promoted to the rank of
lieutenant general (
Zhongjiang) in July 2007. He retired from military service in December 2012. He was a delegate to the
10th National People's Congress and a member of the 12th
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. ==Personal life==