The Central Military Commission conferred the rank of general on six senior military and police officers on July 30.

The senior officers include Deputy Director of the General Political Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Du Jincai, Political Commissar of the PLA National Defense University Liu Yazhou, Political Commissar of the Jinan Military Area Command Du Hengyan, Political Commissar of the Chengdu Military Area Command Tian Xiusi, and Commander Wang Jianping and Political Commissar Xu Yaoyuan of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force.

China began to confer military ranks on military officers in 1955 but abolished the practice in 1965. The military ranking system was resumed in 1988. Since then, 141 senior military officers and armed police officers have been promoted to the rank of general.

The PLA recognizes 10 military ranks for officers in active service: general, lieutenant general and major general; senior colonel, colonel, lieutenant colonel and major; captain, first lieutenant and second lieutenant.