Chen Yueqi

Chen Yueqi (; born December 1965) is a Vice Admiral (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who is the current deputy commander of the Eastern Theater Command, in June 2023.

Biography Born in Yuyao County, Zhejiang, in December 1965, he graduated from National Defense University. He has served as the captain of the Zhaoqing frigate. He then served as the Captain of a destroyer detachment of the PLA Navy.

He participated in the "Peace-09" multinational joint military exercise held in Pakistan in 2009 where he led a warship. He also led ships to the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters to carry out its sixth escort mission. Also he led a new warship conduct maritime exchanges with the Singaporean Navy. Chen was reassigned to the position, commander of the Guangxi Military Region replacing Major General Xiao Yunhong. In 2020 he served as the deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army Joint Logistics Support Force and in June 2023 he got promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and deputy commander of the Eastern Theater Command.