Liu Fulian (; born August 1952) is a retired general ('' shangjiang'') of the Chinese

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(PLA). He served as Political Commissar of

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Biography

Liu was born in Lai'an County,

Anhui Anhui is an inland Provinces of China, province located in East China. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, bordering Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the east, Jiang ...

province. He joined the

in 1970, and began work as a clerk. He rose through the ranks serving in mostly political roles, such as political liaison, political instructor, and did not have any known combat experience. In December 2003, Liu became the head of the political department of the 27th Group Army. In December 2006, he was promoted to Political Commissar of the Beijing Garrison. In 2008, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. In December 2009, he was named Political Commissar of the

Beijing Military Region The Beijing Military Region was one of seven military regions for the Chinese People's Liberation Army. From the mid-1980s to 2017, it had administration of all military affairs within Beijing city, Tianjin city, Hebei province, Shanxi province, ...

. In July 2013 he was promoted to general, the highest non-wartime rank in the PLA. In 2016, he was made the inaugural Political Commissar of People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force. In 2017, he left his post as political commissar. Liu was a delegate to the

17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held in Beijing, China, at the Great Hall of the People from 15 to 21 October 2007. Congress marked a significant shift in the political direction of the country as CCP General Sec ...

, and was a member of the

18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was elected by the 18th National Congress on 15 November 2012, and sat in plenary sessions until the communing of the 19th National Congress in 2017. It was formally proceeded by the 17t ...

. In 2019, Fulian was demoted for bribery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Fulian 1953 births Living people People's Liberation Army generals from Anhui People from Lai'an County Political commissars of the Beijing Military Region Members of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Delegates to the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party