| Office1: | Commander of Eastern Theater Command | ||||||
| Term Start1: | January 2022 | ||||||
| Predecessor1: | He Weidong | ||||||
| Office2: | Commander of Central Theater Command | ||||||
| Term Start2: | August 2021 | ||||||
| Term End2: | January 2022 | ||||||
| Predecessor2: | Yi Xiaoguang | ||||||
| Successor2: | Wu Yanan | ||||||
| Office3: | Commander of Eastern Theater Command Ground Force | ||||||
| Term Start3: | April 2020 | ||||||
| Term End3: | August 2021 | ||||||
| Predecessor3: | Xu Qiling | ||||||
| Successor3: | Kong Jun | ||||||
| Lin Xiangyang | |||||||
| Native Name: | 林向阳 | ||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||
| Birth Place: | Haikou, Fujian, China | ||||||
| Party: | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma Mater: | PLA Army Infantry Academy | ||||||
| Serviceyears: | 1982–present | ||||||
| Rank: | General | ||||||
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| Image Name: | File:Lin Xiangyang.jpg | ||||||
Lin Xiangyang (; born October 1964) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who is the current commander of Eastern Theater Command, in office since January 2022.
Born in the town of Haikou, Fuqing, Fujian, in October 1964,[1] he graduated from PLA Army Infantry Academy. He was deputy commander of the 31st Group Army before serving as commander of the 47th Group Army in 2016.[2] He was commander of the newly founded 82nd Group Army in March 2017,[3] and held that office until April 2019, when he was appointed commander of the 72nd Group Army. He became commander of Eastern Theater Command Ground Force in April 2020, and served until August 2021.[4] In August 2021, he rose to become commander of Central Theater Command, replacing Yi Xiaoguang.[5] [6] In January 2022, he was assigned as commander of Eastern Theater Command.[7]
He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2020 and general (shangjiang) in September 2021.[8] [9]