Liu traces his ancestry to
Rongcheng,
Shandong, but he was born in
Guangdong, where both of his parents were serving in the military. His given name, Yuejun, literally means "Guangdong army". He joined the army when he was 14 years old. He joined the 41st Army. In 1989 he became the chief of general staff of the 91st division of the 41st army. In 1993 he took charge of the
Shenzhen preparatory force of the
Hong Kong Garrison; he then successively led the 121st and 123rd divisions. In October 1998 he was named chief of general staff of the
41st Group Army. In April 1999 he became the commander of the
Macao Garrison. In June 2007 he became the chief of general staff of the
Lanzhou Military Region. He was promoted to lieutenant-general in July 2008. In October 2012 he was named commander of the Lanzhou Military Region. On 31 July 2015, Liu Yuejun was promoted to general (
shang jiang), the highest rank for Chinese military officers in active service. On February 1, 2016, Liu was named commander of the reorganized
Eastern Theater Command. In August 2020, he was appointed vice chairperson of the
National People's Congress Social Development Affairs Committee. Liu was an alternate of the
16th and
17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and is a full member of the
18th and
19th Central Committees. == References ==