Zhang Youxia

General Zhang Youxia
张又侠
Zhang in 2017
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission
Incumbent
Assumed office State Commission: 19 March 2018 Party Commission: 25 October 2017 Serving with Xu Qiliang and He Weidong
Chairman	Xi Jinping
Head of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission
In office January 2016 – August 2017
Succeeded by	Li Shangfu
Head of the People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department
In office October 2012 – January 2016
Preceded by	Chang Wanquan
Personal details
Born	July 1950 (age 74) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Parent	Zhang Zongxun
Alma mater	PLA Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1968–present
Rank	General
Unit	Central Military Commission Central Leading Group for Military Reform
Commands	CMC Equipment Development Department (2015–2017) PLA General Armaments Department (2012–2015) Shenyang Military Region (2007–2012) 13th Group Army (2000–2005)
Battles/wars	Sino-Vietnamese War (1979) Battle of Laoshan (1984)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	张又侠
Traditional Chinese	張又俠
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Yòuxiá

Zhang Youxia (Chinese: 张又侠; born July 1950) is a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and currently the first-ranked vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC).

Zhang previously served as Head of the CMC Equipment Development Department, and its predecessor, the PLA General Armaments Department, from 2012 to 2017. He is the son of General Zhang Zongxun. He is a veteran of the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War and one of the few serving generals in China with war experience.