Liu Huaqing, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Liu Huaqing

Chinese admiral

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1916

Place of Birth: Huanggang, Hubei, China

Date of Death: 14-Jan-2011

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Liu Huaqing

  • Liu Huaqing (Chinese: ???; October 1, 1916 – January 14, 2011) was a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
  • He served as third Commander of the PLA Navy from 1982 through 1988, and is considered to have greatly contributed to the modernization of the Chinese Navy.
  • He had outlined a three-step process by which China would have a navy of global reach by the second half of the 21st century.
  • In step one, from 2000 to 2010, China would develop a naval force that could operate up to the first island chain.
  • In step two, from 2010 to 2020, China's navy would become a regional force capable of projecting force to the second island chain.
  • In step three, to be achieved by 2040, China would possess a blue-water navy with aircraft carriers as its centerpiece.
  • He was a strong advocate of the Chinese aircraft carrier program.
  • Liu encouraged technological innovation within China that would increase naval capabilities, but he also advocated large foreign purchases.
  • During the 1960s and 1970s, Liu was responsible for naval research and development before heading national military research.
  • He was also the top commander of the troops enforcing martial law to suppress the Tiananmen Square protests in June 3–4, 1989.
  • From 1992 to 1997 Liu was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee.
  • He was the last Standing Committee member of a military background.
  • Since he left the Standing Committee in 1997, no other military leader has sat on the committee. Mr.
  • Liu remained active through the mid-1990s and appeared in uniform at 2007 commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army in Beijing. Liu died on January 14, 2011 in Beijing.
  • Liu Huaqing's son, Liu Zhuoming, is a vice admiral of the PLA Navy.

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