About Ding Yi
Born 1959. Ding Yi is a Chinese military personnel and aircraft pilot.
Ding Yi (; born October 1959) is a naval aviator and vice admiral of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He has served as Deputy Commander of the PLAN since 2013.
Biography Ding was born in October 1959 in Leiyang, Hunan Province. He began his military career as a naval aviator, and served as commander of an aviation division in the East Sea Fleet, deputy chief of staff the North Sea Fleet, and deputy commander and then commander of the PLA Naval Air Force. In 2013, he was promoted to deputy commander of the PLA Navy. He attained the rank of vice admiral (zhong jiang) on 10 July 2014.
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Chinese military personnel
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Ding Yi was born in 1959 in Leiyang.
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Ding Yi is a military personnel and aircraft pilot.
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Ding Yi is Chinese.
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