Fan Changlong (Chinese: 范长龙; 1947 - ) is a general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China, and the current commander of the PLA's Jinan Military Region. Fan was born in Dandong, Liaoning Province. He joined the PLA and the Communist Party of China in 1969. He became a major general in 1995, a lieutenant general in 2002, and general on July 15, 2008.[1] Fan has been an alternate member of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and a full member of the 17th Central Committee.