Liu Yuejun (; born September 1954) is a general ('' shangjiang'') of the

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(PLA) of China who served as commander of the

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from 2016 to 2019.

Biography

Liu traces his ancestry to Rongcheng, Shandong, but he was born in

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020 ...

, where both of his parents were serving in the military. His given name, Yuejun, literally means "Guangdong army". He joined the army when he was 14 years old. He joined the 41st Army. In 1989 he became the chief of general staff of the 91st division of the 41st army. In 1993 he took charge of the

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preparatory force of the Hong Kong Garrison; he then successively led the 121st and 123rd divisions. In October 1998 he was named chief of general staff of the

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. In April 1999 he became the commander of the Macao Garrison. In June 2007 he became chief of general staff of the

Lanzhou Military Region The Lanzhou Military Region was one of seven military regions in the People's Republic of China. It directed all People's Liberation Army and People's Armed Police forces in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, and Ngari Prefecture in ...

. He was promoted to lieutenant-general in July 2008. In October 2012 he was named commander of the Lanzhou Military Region. On 31 July 2015, Liu Yuejun was promoted to general (''

shang jiang (; ja, 将, Shō; ) is the rank held by general officers in some East Asian militaries. The ranks are used in both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan. The People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police use ...

''), the highest rank for Chinese military officers in active service. On February 1, 2016, Liu was named commander of the re-organized

. In August 2020, he was appointed vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Social Development Affairs Committee. Liu was an alternate member of the 16th and

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, and is a full member of the 18th and 19th Central Committees.

References

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