Wang Hai (admiral)

Not to be confused with Wang Hai, the air force commander.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Hai (Chinese: 王海; pinyin: Wáng Hǎi; born December 1960) is a vice admiral of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He served as Commander of the South Sea Fleet from 2017 to 2023. He formerly served as a Deputy Commander of the PLA Navy.

Wang Hai
王海
Wang Hai in 2016
Commander of the South Sea Fleet
In office January 2017 – February 2023
Preceded by	Shen Jinlong
Succeeded by	Ju Xinchun
Deputy Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy
In office July 2015 – January 2017
Commander	Wu Shengli
Preceded by	Du Jingchen
Personal details
Born	December 1960 (age 64)
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	Chinese Communist Party
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service	?–present
Rank	Vice Admiral

Career

Wang Hai served for many years in the PLA Navy's South Sea Fleet. He attained the rank of rear admiral in July 2010. In September 2012, when Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier was commissioned into service, Wang Hai was named the first commander of its carrier battle group.^[1]

In March 2014, Wang became chief of staff of the PLAN's North Sea Fleet, succeeding rear admiral Wei Gang. In July 2015, he was appointed a deputy commander of the PLA Navy.^[1]

In August 2015, Wang Hai and Vice Admiral Aleksandr Fedotenkov of the Russian Navy commanded the Joint Sea-2015 (II) in Vladivostok, a joint naval exercise conducted by the Chinese and Russian navies.^{[citation needed]}

In July 2016, he was promoted to the rank of vice admiral (zhong jiang).^[2]