▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Army ▁Air ▁Force . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant ▁general . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Political ▁Comm iss ar ▁of ▁the ▁Ch eng du ▁Military ▁Region . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁after ▁the ▁military ▁regions ▁were ▁re - organ ized , ▁Z hu ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Political ▁Comm iss ar ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Theater ▁Command , ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁lieutenant ▁gener als ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁to ▁a ▁commander ▁or ▁comm iss ar ▁position ▁of ▁a ▁Theater ▁Command . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁general . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Z hu ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁his ▁post ▁as ▁Political ▁Comm iss ar ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Theater ▁Command , ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁L t . ▁Gen . ▁Wu ▁She z hou . ▁It ▁was ▁an ▁unusual ▁move ▁because ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 1 , ▁Z hu ▁had ▁not ▁reached ▁the ▁ret irement ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 5 ▁for ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁his ▁rank . ▁ ▁Z hu ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Central ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Army ▁gener