Zhu Chuansheng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhu.

Zhu Chuansheng
祝传生
Acting Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff Department
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2026
Preceded by	Liu Zhenli
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff Department
In office September 2025 – January 2026
Preceded by	Jing Jianfeng
Succeeded by	N/A
Commander of the People's Liberation Army Marine Corps
In office December 2021 – September 2025
Preceded by	Kong Jun
Succeeded by	unknown
Personal details
Born	April 1970 (age 56) Sheqi, Nanyang, Henan
Party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service	1987–present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	41st Group Army Guangzhou Military Region People's Liberation Army Marine Corps Joint Staff Department

Zhu Chuansheng (Chinese: 祝传生; born April 1970) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who currently serves as the acting Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff Department since the purge of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli.

Biography

He was born in Sheqi County, Nanyang, Henan, in April 1970. He successfully served as a soldier and company commander of a unit in the 41st Group Army of the Guangzhou Military Region, chief of staff of a certain division of the Guangzhou Military Region, and commander of the PLA unit 75120 stationed in Guangxi. In April 2017, he was serving as the deputy commander of the reorganized People's Liberation Army Marine Corps as Senior Colonel. On January 9, 2018, Zhu Chuansheng was promoted to Rear Admiral. On October 1, 2019, he was appointed team leader of the amphibious assault vehicle formation during the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China. In December 2021, he succeeded Kong Jun as the Commander of the People's Liberation Army Marine Corps, who became Commander of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force and the Theaters deputy commander. In September 2025, he accompanied Zhang Youxia to Serbia as the deputy chief of staff of the Joint Staff Department with the rank of Lieutenant General. Following the purge of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, he was the acting Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff Department in January 2026.