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Xiao (Chinese: 校; pinyin: Jiào; Wade–Giles: Chiao) is the rank held by field officers in the militaries of China and Taiwan. The Chinese military (PLA) uses four grades while the Taiwanese military uses only three, with the rank equivalent to the fourth being treated as a general officer rank. This difference is found in other militaries as well: in the British Army a brigadier is considered a field officer, while the equivalent rank in the United States Army, brigadier general, is considered a general officer. The Chinese use the same rank names for all services, prefixed by hai jun (海军, Naval Force) or kong jun (空军, Air Force). While the Taiwanese military (ROC) does the same for enlisted ranks and company-grade officers, it has distinct names for the higher naval ranks.

Usage

Rank group Field/senior officers
 PLA Ground Forces[1] Colonel Commandant Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major
 PLA Navy[1]
 PLA Air Force[1] Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major
 Republic of China Army[2]
 Republic of China Navy[2]
 Republic of China Air Force[2]
Chinese title 大校
Dàxiào 		上校
Shàngxiào 		中校
Zhōngxiào 		少校
Shàoxiào
Literal translation Grand field officer Senior field officer Middle field officer Junior field officer
Army and
air force translation 		Senior colonel Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major
Navy translation Senior captain Captain Commander Lieutenant commander

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Ping, Xu (7 August 2017). "我军建军九十年军衔制度沿革" [The evolution of our military rank system over the ninety years of its establishment]. mod.gov.cn (in Chinese). Ministry of National Defense. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Lùhǎikōng jūnfú zhì tiáolì fù tú" 陸海空軍服制條例附圖 [Drawings of the Uniform Regulations of the Army, Navy and Air Force] (PDF). Gazette of the Presidential Palace (6769): 65–67. 7 November 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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