Liu Faqing

Liu Faqing (Chinese: 刘发庆; born June 1964) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He has been Deputy Commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force since October 2018, and formerly served as Commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps. Liu was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in December 2014 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in December 2019.[1][2]

Liu Faqing
刘发庆
Deputy Commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Assumed office
October 2018
CommanderHan Weiguo
Commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps
In office
March 2017 – October 2018
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySun Xiangdong
Personal details
BornJune 1964 (age 56)
Yanshi, Henan
Political partyCommunist Party of China
ResidenceBeijing
Alma materM. V. Frunze Military Academy
OccupationMilitary officer
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1982–present
Rank Lieutenant general
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劉發慶
Simplified Chinese刘发庆
In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Biography

Liu was born in Yanshi, Henan in June 1964. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in October 1982. He served in the People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps for a long time, where he was promoted to become its Commander in March 2017.[3] In October 2018, he was promoted again to become Deputy Commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force.[4]

Liu is an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.[5]

References
  1. Wang Huan (王欢) (30 December 2014). 2014第二轮空军将官军衔晋升大幕拉开，9名大校晋升少将. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. Song Guoqing (宋国庆); Li Xiaojing (李晓婧) (11 December 2019). 刘发庆、黄铭等6名陆军军官晋升中将军衔. Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. Wang Jun (王俊) (14 August 2017). 新调整组建的空降兵某军领导成员陆续亮相：刘发庆任军长. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. Zheng Xueyou (郑学友) (3 December 2018). 跨军种晋升！空军空降兵某军原军长刘发庆任陆军副司令. ifeng.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  5. 十九大受权发布：中国共产党第十九届中央委员会候补委员名单. xinhuanet (in Chinese). 24 October 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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