Zhang Jianping (Chinese: 张建平; born April 1956) is a lieutenant general (zhong jiang) of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of China.

Being the first "fist unit" equipped with the Su-27 in the mid-1990s, he led the first team from the division to Russia to receive the Su–27 and become the first of the Su–27 pilot cadre in the PLAAF.

After the exercise, he made a widely circulated speech on how the PLAAF should learn the best air force theory and practices of the foreign counterparts.

[3] In January 2011, Zhang was promoted to commander of the Jinan Military Region Air Force and concurrently deputy commander of the Jinan MR. Six months later, he was transferred to the Guangzhou Military Region, serving the same positions.

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