| Born / Place | Aug. 1, 1928, in Longkou, Shandong province, China |
| Education | Nanjing Military Institute, China |
| Quote | "Any form of 'Taiwan independence' is absolutely unacceptable." |
| Power Points | The election of Chen Shui-bian in Taiwan has given this hawk back his wings. Zhang has been frustrated in his attempts to join the Politburo standing committee and was leap-frogged in the CMC by the militarily naive Hu Jintao. But the general's hard line on Taiwan is back in vogue. China's reported military build-up along the Strait bears witness to the level of influence that the PLA's point man now commands in Beijing.
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