Wang Chunning

Wang Chunning (; born March 1963) is a former general of the People's Liberation Army of China, and commander of the People's Armed Police. He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 2011, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2017, and general (Shangjiang) in December 2020.

Biography Wang was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu, in March 1963, while his ancestral home is in Muping District of Yantai, Shandong. His father was a lieutenant general.

He entered politics in July 1985, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1986. In 2009 he was promoted to chief of staff of the 1st Group Army. He was its deputy commander in 2010, and held that office until 2014. In January 2014 he succeeded Han Weiguo as commander of the 12th Group Army. In August 2016, he was appointed commander of the Beijing Garrison. In January 2020, he became a member of Standing Committee of the CCP Beijing Municipal Committee. In April 2020, he was appointed chief of staff of the People's Armed Police. He was promoted to its commander in December of that same year. In July 2025 it was reported that Wang was replaced by Lieutenant General Cao Junzhang who became the acting commander of the People's Armed Police.

Downfall On September 12, 2025, The Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress announces that the Armed Police Force had removed Wang as a deputy to the National People's Congress. Along him were 3 other military officers which includes: Lieutenant General Zhang Lin, Lieutenant General Gao Daguang and Lieutenant General Wang Zhibin. On October 17, 2025, the Ministry of National Defense announced that he was expelled from the CCP and the PLA for "serious violations of discipline and law".