Wang Qiang

Wang Qiang (; born 1963) is an air force general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as the commander of the Central Theater Command from August 2024 to December 2025. Previously he served as the commander of the Northern Theater Command from September 2022 to August 2024 and as the commander of the Western Theater Command Air Force from April 2020 to August 2022. Wang was promoted to major general in July 2014 and to lieutenant general in June 2019.

Biography Wang was born in Rong County, Zigong, Sichuan province in 1963. He served as commander of the 12th Division of the Air Force of Jinan Military Region before serving as its deputy chief of staff in July 2013. In January 2016, he was commissioned in the Western Theater Command where he was assigned as deputy chief of staff and chief of staff of its Air Force. In July 2018, he was promoted to deputy commander of the Western Theater Command and concurrently serves as commander of its Air Force since April 2020. In September 2022, he was promoted to commander of the Northern Theater Command, replacing Li Qiaoming. In December 2025 Han Shengyan became Commander of the Central Theater Commander and replaced him.

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 2014, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in June 2019, and general (shangjiang) in September 2022.

Wang was a full member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.