1. Li Zuocheng is a former general of the People's Liberation Army of China.
14 Facts About Li Zuocheng
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Li Zuocheng was chief of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission from 2017 to 2022.
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Li Zuocheng was born in October 1953 in Anhua County, Hunan.
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Li Zuocheng joined the PLA in 1970 at the age of 17.
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Li Zuocheng's unit fought a lengthy engagement with the Vietnamese army that lasted 26 days.
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Li Zuocheng's unit was named by the Central Military Commission and awarded merit of the first class.
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Li Zuocheng's division helped in relief efforts of the Guangxi floods in the summer of 1994, and the entire division was awarded merit of the second class.
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Li Zuocheng was promoted to the rank of major general in 1997.
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In 1998,45-year-old Li Zuocheng succeeded Ou Jingu as Commander of the 41st Group Army.
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Li Zuocheng commanded the 41st Army in the relief efforts of the great Yangtze floods of that year.
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Li Zuocheng attained the rank of lieutenant general in 2009.
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On 31 July 2015, Li Zuocheng was promoted to general, alongside nine other officers by Central Military Commission chairman Xi Jinping.
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On 30 May 2020, as the twin national security legislation for Hong Kong and National Anthem Bill for Hong Kong affairs startled the world, Li Zuocheng said that the Chinese government would "resolutely smash" any separatist moves by Taiwan.
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Li Zuocheng spoke at the 15th anniversary of the Anti-Secession Law that gives the PLA a legal basis to take military action against China's dissentient.