Individual · Military command
Zhang Shengmin
CMC vice chairman
Zhang Shengmin is vice chairman of the Central Military Commission. He was appointed in October 2025 and remained publicly active in July 2026.
WHY THIS ENTITY MATTERS
RH ASSESSMENT
Zhang is a central military node in the current record because the formal removal of two other senior generals left him as the only publicly identified active CMC vice chairman alongside Chairman Xi Jinping.
- Record type
- Individual dossier
- Primary role
- CMC vice chairman
- Network sector
- Military command
- Documented links
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Profile
Zhang Shengmin is vice chairman of the Central Military Commission. He was appointed in October 2025 and remained publicly active in July 2026.
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Documented connections
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Zhang Shengmin became a CMC vice chairman in October 2025 and remained publicly active in that role in July 2026.
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Xinhua · Zhang Shengmin named CMC vice chairmanWhat to watch
- Does Zhang Shengmin retain the same formal role and institutional position?
- Do official records document new appointments, assignments, or contact with Central Military Commission?
- Do later sources confirm, narrow, or supersede the dated connections recorded here?
Source record
- 01Xinhua · Zhang Shengmin named CMC vice chairman
Official appointment record dated 23 October 2025.