He served as a deputy chief of the Joint Staff and was a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

He joined the PLA in December 1970, serving in the army artillery force in the Shenyang Military Region.

[3] In 2014, Wang Guanzhong attended the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore as China's top military delegate.

After Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel criticized China's actions in the South China Sea dispute, Wang accused Abe and Hagel of provocation and intimidation.

In his speech at the dialogue, he said the criticism was unwarranted and appeared to be coordinated to "stage a provocative challenge against China".