Liu Xiaowu

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]