serviceyears branch native_name_lang predecessor birth_place allegiance party office native_name birth_date term_start rank article_title name
1970 − present people 's liberation army zh-cn zhu jinlin lulong county , hebei , china china communist party of china commander of the xinjiang military district 彭勇 1954 1 july 2011 48px lieutenant general peng yong
 peng yong
peng yong

peng yong -lrb- ; born january 1954 -rrb- is a lieutenant general -lrb- `` zhong jiang '' -rrb- in the people 's liberation army of china and the current commander of the xinjiang military district .
originally from lulong county , hebei , peng joined the military in 1970 .
he served in the 21st group army , then the 47th group army , before joining the xinjiang military district as its commander .
he was promoted to lieutenant general in november 2012 .
he also served on the xinjiang autonomous regional standing committee of the communist party , but was removed from the position as a result of the 2013 tiananmen square attack , thought to be perpetrated by uyghurs from xinjiang .
he was replaced by major general liu lei , political commissar of the xinjiang military district .
he is a member of the 18th central committee of the communist party of china .
