Liu Jixing President of Military Court Promoted as Lieutenant General

Liu Jixing， 61 years old， born in Febru- ary 1955， from Jingjiang， Jiangsu. In July 2009， Liu took up the post of vicepresident of the PLA military court. In August， 2011， he took up the post of president of the PLA military court. In December， 2012， he was promoted as the first-level judge.

Chinese President Xi Jinping conferred military flags on the general command for the Army of the Peoples Liberation Army （PLA）， the PLA Rocket Force and the PLA Strategic Support Force at their inauguration ceremony held in Beijing.

Xi said the move to form the PLA Army general command， the PLA Rocket Force and the PLA Strategic Support Force is a major decision by the Communist Party of China （CPC） Central Committee and the Central Military Commission（CMC） to realize the Chinese dream of a strong military， and a strategic step to establish a modern military system with Chinese characteristics.

CMC Vice Chairman Fan Changlong announced the decision on leadership appointment for the three forces， which was endorsed by CMC Chairman Xi.endprint