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Jiang (formerly romanized chiang and usually translated general) is a general officer rank used by China and Taiwan. It is also used as jang in North and South Korea , shō in Japan , and tướng in Vietnam .
The general officer ranks were revised by the addition of semi-circular wreath at the bottom of the insignia and by a change in the name of the highest general officer rank from da jiang (4-star General) to yi ji shang jiang (4-star first class colonel general). This highest rank in the new system was never held and was abolished in 1994.
The current system of officer ranks and insignia dates from 1988 and is a revision of the ranks and insignia used from 1955 to 1965. The rank of Kong Jun Yi Ji Shang Jiang (First Class General) was never held and was abolished in 1994.
Immediately following the 16th Party Congress, Jiang Zemin was ranked 2nd overall on the leadership protocol hierarchy, immediately after Hu Jintao. At the conclusion of the 18th Party Congress, when Hu Jintao retired as General Secretary, Jiang was ranked 2nd overall, after Xi Jinping, and Hu Jintao was ranked 3rd, after Jiang.
Since 1988, the People's Liberation Army rank of shang jiang (上将: literally, "senior general") is translated as General. Hong Xuezhi (2nd time); Liu Huaqing
He participated in many famous battles and was regarded as one of the CCP's "Ten Anti-Japan Generals." In 1955, he was awarded the General (Shang Jiang) rank. He was promoted to the deputy chief of staff of PLA, the director of the department of military academy, and the vice-director of the department of training superintendence.
Civilian CMC members have personnel grades but do not have military ranks. [1] During the drafting of the 1988 system, Deng Xiaoping - then CMC chairman - refused the rank of (depending on the report) marshal [14] or "first class general"; first class general was the highest rank under the 1988 system and intended for the top leadership. [15]
Jiang may refer to: Jiang, rank held by general officers in the military of China; Jiang (surname), several Chinese surnames Jiang Zemin (1926–2022), as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party; Jiang River, an ancient river of China; Jiang County, in Shanxi, China; Fermented bean paste, known as 酱 (jiàng) in Chinese