Xu Qiling

Xu Qiling (Chinese: 徐起零; born July 1962) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He has been Commander of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force since December 2018, and formerly served as Commander of the 79th Group Army.

Xu was born in Huaiyang District, Zhoukou, Henan in July 1963. He served in Jinan Military Region for a long time before serving as Commander of the 83rd Group Army. He was Deputy Commander of the Central Theater Command in 2016, and held that office until March 2017, when he was appointed Commander of the 79th Group Army. He rose to become Commander of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force in December 2018, replacing Qin Weijiang. On December 11, 2019, he was awarded the military rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) by President Xi Jinping.

He was a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.