Chang Wanquan

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Chang Wanquan during a meeting with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel , Washington, DC, August 19, 2013.

Chang Wanquan ( Chinese  常 万全 , Pinyin Cháng Wànquán ; born January 1949 in Nanyang , Henan Province ) is a Chinese general of the People's Liberation Army and a politician. He was Minister of Defense of the People's Republic from October 2012 to March 2018 .

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Chang is the family name here, Wanquan is the first name.
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SURNAME Chang, Wanquan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 常 万全 (Chinese); Cháng Wànquán (Pinyin)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese General of the People's Liberation Army and politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Nanyang , Henan Province