Li Wei

Li Wei (Chinese: 李伟; born September 1960) is a general (Shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China and the current political commissar of People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force. He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2008, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2016, and general (Shangjiang) in December 2020.

Li was born in Jiyuan, Henan, in September 1960. He served in Lanzhou Military Region for a long time. He was director of Political Department of the 47th Group Army in July 2007 and its deputy political commissar in 2010. In October 2010, he succeeded Lin Miaoxin as political commissar of Nanjiang Military District [zh]. In September 2013, he became political commissar of the 76th Group Army, concurrently holding the political commissar position of Xinjiang Military District [zh] in December 2014. He became a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee in July 2015 and again in 2018. In December 2020, he was appointed political commissar of People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force, replacing Zheng Weiping.