Liu Jingsong
刘精松
President of thePLA Academy of Military Science
In office November 1997 – December 1998
Preceded by	Xu Huizi
Succeeded by	Wang Zuxun
Commander of theLanzhou Military Region
In office November 1992 – November 1997
Preceded by	Wang Ke
Succeeded by	Guo Boxiong
Commander of theShenyang Military Region
In office 1985–1992
Preceded by	Li Desheng
Succeeded by	Wang Ke
Personal details
Born	July 1933 (age 91) Shishou County,Hubei, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	PLA 7th Infantry School
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1951–1998
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	刘精松
Traditional Chinese	劉精松
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liú Jīngsōng

Liu Jingsong (Chinese:刘精松; born July 1933) is ageneral (shangjiang) of thePeople's Liberation Army (PLA).^[1][2] He was a member of the 12th, 13th, 14th and15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[3]

Liu was born in the town ofGaojimiao [zh], inShishou County (now Shishou),Hubei, in July 1933.^[3][4] He secondary studied at Shishou High School.^[4] He enlisted in thePeople's Liberation Army (PLA) in July 1951, and joined theChinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1954.^[3] He graduated from the PLA 7th Infantry School. As a result of his performance at theVietnam War, he was eventually promoted to commander of a PLA army in 1983. In the war, he shot down and injured 12 American fighter planes.

In 1985, he was appointed commander of theShenyang Military Region, he remained in that position until November 1992, when he was transferred toLanzhou Military Region and appointed commander.^[5] He became president of thePLA Academy of Military Science in November 1997, and served until his retirement in December 1998. During his tenure in 1987, he commanded the troops to put out the forest fire inDaxinganling.

He was promoted to the rank oflieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1988 andgeneral (shangjiang) in 1994.^[3]

• 新时期军事实践与思考 [Military Practice and Thinking in the New Era] (in Chinese). Beijing: Military Science Press. 2003.ISBN 9787801376343.

• 1933 births
• Living people
• People from Shishou
• People's Liberation Army generals from Hubei
• People's Republic of China politicians from Hubei
• Chinese Communist Party politicians from Hubei
• Commanders of the Shenyang Military Region
• Commanders of the Lanzhou Military Region
• Members of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
• Members of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
• Members of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
• Members of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

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