Liu Xiaowu
Liu Xiaowu | |||||||
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刘小午 | |||||||
Liu in 2016 | |||||||
| Commander of the Southern Theater Command Ground Force | |||||||
| In office January 2016 – January 2017 | |||||||
| Preceded by | New title | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhang Jian | ||||||
| Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region | |||||||
| In office December 2014 – December 2015 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Jia Xiaowei | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Position revoked | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | January 1960 (age 65) Xiong County, Hebei, China | ||||||
| Party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance | People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service | People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | 1976–president | ||||||
| Rank | Lieutenant general | ||||||
| Unit | 41st Group Army 42nd Group Army | ||||||
| Commands | Guangzhou Military Region SouthernTheater Command Ground Force | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘小午 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉小午 | ||||||
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Liu Xiaowu (Chinese: 刘小午; born January 1960) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China.
Biography
Liu was born in Xiong County, Hebei, in January 1960.
Liu enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1976. In his early years, he served in the Xizang Military District, and later served in the Guangzhou Military Region for a long time.
Xiang became chief of staff of the 41st Group Army in 2007, and served until 2010, when he was appointed commander. He was chosen as commander of the 42nd Group Army in 2013. In December 2014, he succeeded Jia Xiaowei as chief of staff of the Guangzhou Military Region, serving in that position from 2014 to 2016.[1] He was commissioned as deputy commander of the Southern Theater Command in January 2016, concurrently serving as commander of the Southern Theater Command Ground Force.[2] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 2016.[3]
In January 2017, Xiang was assigned to Western Theater Command and commissioned as deputy commander.[4]
References
- ^ 南部战区陆军军政主官亮相：刘小午任司令员，白吕任政委. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ^ 南部战区陆军司令员刘小午同时担任南部战区副司令员. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ^ 南部战区陆军原司令员刘小午中将调任西部战区副司令员. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ^ 陆军举行将官晋衔仪式，8人晋升中将、32人晋升少将. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2025-08-18.