Wang Jianwei

Place: Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County

Born: 1954

Biography:

Wang Jianwei is a new media, performance, and installation artist based in Beijing, China. He was born in Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County, Hunan, China in October 1954, while his ancestral home is in Laizhou, Shandong. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in November 1969 and participated in the Sino-Vietnamese War. After the war, he served in the Guangzhou Military Region for a long time. In October 2002, he was promoted to become Director of Political Department of the 75th Group Army. He became a professor at National University of Defense Technology in August 2005. He was President of PLA Nanjing Political College in March 2006, and held that office until August 2007, when he was appointed Head of Propaganda Division of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department. He became Political Commissar of National University of Defense Technology in July 2010, and served until July 2017. He is a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.