Fang Xiang

For the Fangxiang ("Chinese chang") classification of Chinese musical instruments, see Fangxiang.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Fang.

Fang Xiang (Chinese: 方向; pinyin: Fāng Xiàng; born October 1957) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was an alternate of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Fang Xiang
方向
Political Commissar of the PLA Academy of Military Science
In office June 2017 – December 2020
President	Yang Xuejun
Preceded by	Xu Yaoyuan
Succeeded by	Bai Lü
Director of Political Department of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force
In office December 2015 – June 2017
Preceded by	New title
Succeeded by	Cheng Jian [zh]
Director of Political Department of the People's Armed Police
In office July 2015 – December 2015
Preceded by	Yao Ligong [zh]
Succeeded by	Yan Xiaodong [zh]
Personal details
Born	October 1957 (age 67) Chun'an County, Zhejiang, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	?–2020
Rank	Lieutenant general

Biography

Fang was born in Chun'an County, Zhejiang, in October 1957. He was deputy secretary-general of the Office of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department in 2010 and then head of its Organization Division in 2013. In July 2015, he was promoted to become director of Political Department of the People's Armed Police (PAP),^[1] a position he held until December 2015. On 31 December 2015, he was made director of the newly founded Political Department of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF),^[2] and served until June 2017, when he was appointed political commissar of the PLA Academy of Military Science.^[3]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 2010 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in August 2016.^[4][5]