Liu Zhuoming Explained

Liu Zhuoming
Native Name:刘卓明
Native Name Lang:zh-cn
Office:Commandant of the PLA Naval Command Academy
Term Start:2005
Term End:2010
Birth Place:Dawu, Hubei, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Changsha School of Engineering
Parents:Liu Huaqing (father)
Relatives:Liu Chaoying (sister)
Branch:People's Liberation Army Navy
Serviceyears:? − present
Rank: Vice Admiral
Liu Zhuoming
S:刘卓明
T:劉卓明
P:Liú Zhuōmíng
W:Liu Cho-ming
Order:st

Liu Zhuoming (; born July 1954) is a vice admiral (zhong jiang) of China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy). He serves as Deputy Director of the PLA General Armament Department's Science and Technology Commission. He is the son of Admiral Liu Huaqing, former CMC vice-chairman and commander of the PLA Navy.

Biography

Liu Zhuoming was born in Dawu County, Hubei Province in 1954.[1] [2] Liu Zhuoming received an undergraduate degree in computer engineering from the Changsha School of Engineering.[1]

Liu was promoted to rear admiral in 2000. In 2001, he was appointed director of the Navy Equipment Proving Research Center (Chinese: 海军装备论证研究中心), the navy's main institution for developing and testing weapons, ships, and other technical systems. In 2003, this institution's name was changed to the Navy Equipment Research Institute (Chinese: 海军装备研究院).[1]

From 2005 to 2010, Liu Zhuoming served as commandant of the PLA Naval Command Academy in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. In February 2010, he served as general director of a joint exercise in applying information technology to command and control.[1] In July 2010, Liu was promoted to deputy director of the Science and Technology Commission of the PLA General Armament Department.[2] He is also a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress (2013–2018).[1]

Family

Liu Zhuoming is the son of Admiral Liu Huaqing, former vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, commander of the PLA Navy, and an influential figure in PLA Navy history.[1] According to a leaked US diplomatic cable, an unnamed sister of Liu Zhuoming was a board member of Huawei and other Chinese military or quasi-military companies, and was involved in arms sales to foreign countries.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Behind the Periscope: Leadership in China's Navy . https://web.archive.org/web/20151120203226/http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA591531 . dead . November 20, 2015 . Becker, Jeffrey . Liebenberg, David . Mackenzie, Peter . December 2013 . . 176.
  2. Web site: Liu Zhuoming . . 2015-06-05 . Chinese.
  3. News: Chinese telecom firm tied to spy ministry . Bill Gertz . Washington Times . 11 October 2011.