Xu Anxiang

Xu Anxiang (; born April 1956) is a lieutenant general (zhong jiang) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). He has served as commander of the Guangzhou Military Region Air Force and deputy commander of the Guangzhou MR since 2013.

Career Xu Anxiang was born in April 1956 in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province.

In 2002, Xu was appointed commander of the 14th Fighter Division, a People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) unit responsible for air defense operations in the Nanjing Military Region. In 2007, he served as the frontline commander of PLAAF fighter aircraft participating in the Sino-Russian joint military exercise Peace Mission 2007, the first occasion on which PLAAF combat aircraft conducted overseas combat training. During the exercise, he commanded a contingent of J-7 fighter aircraft and Il-76 transport aircraft, overseeing multiple training sorties in unfamiliar operational conditions. The deployment marked an early milestone in the PLAAF's participation in multinational military exercises and contributed to the development of its expeditionary training capabilities.

In 2008, Xu was deputy chief of the staff of the Nanjing Military Region Air Force when the Great Sichuan earthquake occurred. He was put in charge of the Nanjing MR air force units in the search and rescue operation. He personally oversaw preparation of aircraft in the Special Rescue Regiment that received emergency mobilization orders at 10:30 p.m. on the night of the earthquake, departing 3 hours later with all necessary materials. He was later promoted to chief of staff of the Nanjing MRAF.