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Tan Benhong
Chinese military officer

Tan Benhong

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Chinese military officer
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Cili County, Zhangjiajie, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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Central China Normal University
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Tan Benhong (Chinese: 谭本宏; born May 1957) is a lieutenant general (zhong jiang) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was Commander of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison in Hong Kong from July 2014 until April 2019. Tan formerly served as Commander of the Hainan Military District.

Early life and education

Tan Benhong was born May 1957 in Cili County, Hunan province, China.

Tan joined the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 1977. He enrolled at the PLA Ground Force Commander Academy, and studied management at Central Party School of the CPC and law at Central China Normal University. In 2001 he briefly attended the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Moscow.

Career

Tan has served in the Guangzhou Military Region for his entire career, and steadily rose through the ranks. He was appointed Chief of Staff of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison in May 2007, but was transferred to the 42nd Group Army to serve as its deputy commander only three months later. He attained the rank of major general in 2008, and in March 2010 he became deputy commander of a missile base of the Second Artillery Corps.

Tan was named Commander of the Hainan Military District, which is part of the Guangzhou MR, in February 2011. In July 2014 he was appointed Commander of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison, replacing Wang Xiaojun, who had become deputy commander of the Guangzhou MR. Tan was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general (zhong jiang) in July 2015.

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