Bi Yi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Bi.

Bi Yi (Chinese: 毕毅; born 1965) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China, currently serving as commander of the People's Liberation Army Information Support Force, in office since April 2024.

Bi Yi
毕毅
Commander of the People's Liberation Army Information Support Force
Incumbent
Assumed office April 2024
Political Commissar	Li Wei
Preceded by	New title
Personal details
Born	1965 (age 59–60) Dandong, Liaoning, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force People's Liberation Army Information Support Force
Years of service	?–present
Rank	Lieutenant general
Unit	Shenyang Military Region 40th Group Army 78th Group Army Hunan Military District Training and Administration Department of the Central Military Commission People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force People's Liberation Army Information Support Force
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	毕毅
Traditional Chinese	畢毅
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bì Yì

Biography

Bi was born in Dandong, Liaoning, in 1965. He once served as head of the Military Training and Services Department of the Shenyang Military Region and chief of staff of the 40th Group Army. He was deputy commander of the 78th Group Army in 2017 and subsequently commander of the PLA Hunan Military District in May 2018.^[1][2] In 2021, he was appointed deputy head of the Training and Administration Department of the Central Military Commission, he remained in that position until July 2023, when he was chosen as deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force.^[3] In April 2024, he was commissioned as commander of the newly established People's Liberation Army Information Support Force.^[4]