Professor Zhongli

Background

Ding was born in Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province on January 14, 1957.

Career

He has been Commander of the Shenyang Military Region Air Force and Deputy Commander of the Shenyang Magnetic Resonance since 2012. He became regimental commander of Regiment 71 of Fighter Division 24 while in his early 30s. From the position of division deputy commander he moved to command of a training base in the Beijing Military Region Air Force, a divisional unit

Like Ma Zhenjun, he emphasized combat-realistic "Red versus Blue" training.

In 2001, he was swiftly promoted to chief of staff of the 8th Corps, deployed on the Taiwan Front, reaching the deputy corps level at the age of 44. When the 8th Corps was reorganized down to the Fuzhou Forward Commanding Post in 2003, Ding was its founding head

In 2007 he was promoted to be president of PLA Air Force Command Academy. A year later he was transferred to the Chengdu Military Region Air Force as its chief of staff

Ding was one of the youngest senior officers among the seven PLAAF Military Regions (at the full corps rank).

In August 2012, he was promoted to Commander of the Shenyang Military Region Air Force, as well as Deputy Commander of the Shenyang Magnetic Resonance.

Achievements

• Ding attained the rank of major general in July 2003, and lieutenant general in July 2013.

Membership

He was a member of the 11th National People"s Congress.