Admiral Liu Huaqing is still regarded as a hero in China, a reformer who is widely credited with converting the PLAN from a brown water navy to its current standing. He is also regarded as the father of the PLAN carrier fleet, who planed its expansion.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Admiral Liu Huaqing enjoys a little R&R in San Diego
From ONI's China Navy 2009http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/oni/pla-navy.pdf
Admiral Liu Huaqing was the third commander of the PLA(N)(1982-1988) and one of the foremost maritime strategists produced by the People's Republic of China. Born in 1916, Liu joined the PLA in 1930 and was a veteran of its Long March. His transition from the army to the navy began in 1952, after which he served in a variety of operational and technical assignments including Deputy Commander of the North Sea Fleet, Vice Minister of the 6th Ministry of Machine Building (Ship Building), and Deputy Chief of the General Staff, before assuming the position ofPLA(N) Commander in August 1982.
In a military dominated by the "great infantry" concept, Liu was much more than just an army officer serving in naval assignments. Instead, Liu proved himself to be a forward thinking maritime strategist who developed the PLA(N),s current strategy of"offshore defense," began the now robust program of naval diplomacy and foreign engagement, and laid the intellectual and technical foundations for the rapidly modernizing PLA(N) of today. In the final phase of his military career, Liu served on the Central Military Commission, where he would eventually become the senior vice chairman and one of the most powerful men in the Chinese military behind then-CMC Chairman Deng Xiaoping
Photo source http://www.defenseimagery.mil
Hug a Commie for Mommy.
A member of the Chinese delegation from the People's Republic of China is hugged by a person dressed in a koala bear suit at the zoo.
Photographer's Name: PH2 Ron Wood
Location: SAN DIEGO
Date Shot: 6/1/1980
Date Posted: unknown
VIRIN: DN-SC-83-07422
