title: Feng Danyu
text: # Feng Danyu
  
  Feng Danyu (simplified Chinese: 冯丹宇; traditional Chinese: 馮丹宇; pinyin: Féng Dānyǔ; born 1962) is a vice admiral (zhongjiang) in the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China. He has been deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy since August 2017, and formerly served as deputy head of the Department of Equipment Development of the Central Military Commission.
  
  ## Family
  
  Feng's family was from Cao County (now Chaohu), Anhui, in 1962, to Feng Hongda [zh] (1930–1993), a rear admiral (shaojiang) in the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and deputy commander of the North Sea Fleet, and Yu Huaxin (余华心; 余華心), a writer and daughter of politician Yu Xinqing. His grandfather, Feng Yuxiang (1882–1948), was a warlord who led the Guominjun faction during the Republican era. He has a sister, Feng Danlong (冯丹龙; 馮丹龍), director of China Affairs Department of Pfizer. He attained the rank of rear admiral (shaojiang) in July 2005, and was promoted to the rank of vice admiral (zhongjiang) in June 2019.
  
  ## Career
  
  After graduating from Dalian Naval Academy, he was assigned to the North Sea Fleet, he worked there until 1990, while he was transferred to the National Defence Scientific Industry Council in Beijing. Beginning in 2003, he served in several posts in the PLA General Equipment Department, including chief, deputy director, and director. Feng attained the rank of rear admiral (shaojiang) in July 2005. In December 2014 he was appointed director of the Co-ordination and Planning Branch of the PLA General Equipment Department, he remained in that position until July 2016, when he was promoted to deputy head of the Department of Equipment Development of the Central Military Commission. In August 2017 he was appointed deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
  
  