Liu Zhenli (; born August 1964) is a

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(3 star) ('' Shangjiang'') of the

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(PLA), currently serving as chief of staff of the

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. He was commander of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force from June 2021 to December 2022. He is a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.

Biography

Liu was born in Luancheng County,

Hebei Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, an ...

, in August 1964. He enlisted in the

in September 1983 and joined the

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in April 1984. He graduated from the

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. In 1986, he participated in the

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. In the war, he and his men successfully defended the line against repeated the

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assaults for 36 times. He was chief of staff of the 65th Group Army in December 2009, commander of the army in February 2012, and commander of the 38th Group Army in March 2014. He was transferred to the

People's Armed Police ) , abbreviation = PAP ("People's Armed Police") CAPF ("Chinese Armed Police Force"), formerly abbreviated''Wujing'' ( zh , s = 武警 , p = Wǔjǐng , l = Armed Police , labels = no ), or WJ as on vehicle license plates , patch ...

in July 2015 and appointed chief of staff. In December 2015, he became the first chief of staff of the newly reshuffled

People's Liberation Army Ground Force The People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF; ) is the land-based service branch of the People's Liberation Army and the largest and oldest branch of the entire Chinese armed forces. The PLAGF can trace its lineage from 1927 as the Chine ...

. In June 2021, he was made commander of the army. In September 2022, he was commissioned as chief of staff of the

. He was promoted to the rank of

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('' Shaojiang'') in December 2010,

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('' Zhongjiang'') in July 2016, and

(''Shangjiang'') in July 2021.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Zhenli 1964 births Living people People from Shijiazhuang PLA National Defence University alumni People's Liberation Army generals from Hebei Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress Members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party