Dong Jun

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Dong Jun (Chinese: 董军; pinyin: Dǒng Jūn; born in October 1961) is a Chinese admiral of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He has been serving as the 14th Minister of National Defense of China since December 2023. He is China's first defense minister from the Navy. Dong entered the Dalian Naval Academy for undergraduate studies in 1978 and joined the People's Liberation Army Navy service right after graduation. He served as the deputy commander of PLA Southern Theater Command from January 2017 to March 2021, as the deputy commander of the PLA Navy from March to August 2021, and as the 9th commander of the PLA Navy from September 2021 to December 2023.

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