Liu Shutian (; born December 1940) is a

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in the

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of China. He was a member of the

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and

16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 2002 to 2007. It held seven plenary sessions. It was set in motion by the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. The 15th Central Committee preceded it. ...

Biography

Liu was born in Teng County (now Tengzhou),

Shandong Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...

, in December 1940. He enlisted in the

(PLA) in December 1958 and joined the

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(CCP) in June 1960. In 1992, he graduated from the

PLA Nanjing Political College PLA Nanjing Political College () is a state university administered by the People's Liberation Army General Political Department of the People's Republic of China. The university is located in Gulou District of Nanjing, Jiangsu province. The unive ...

. In December 1994, he became deputy political commissar of Guangzhou Military Region, rising to political commissar in August 1998. He became political commissar of Chengdu Military Region in December 2003, and served until December 2005. He was promoted to the rank of

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('' shaojiang'') in August 1988,

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('' zhongjiang'') in July 1996, and

('' shangjiang'') in June 2002.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Shutian 1940 births Living people People from Tengzhou PLA Nanjing Political College alumni People's Liberation Army generals from Shandong Members of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party