Liu Yazhou

Liu Yazhou (October 19, 1952 -), a native of Suxian County, Anhui Province, was born in Fenghua District, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. He is a former air force general and writer of the Chinese People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. He served as a member of the 17th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China and a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. He is the son-in-law of Li Xiannian, one of the eight elders of the Communist Party of China during the Deng Xiaoping era and President of China. During the reigns of Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao, the two general secretaries of the CPC Central Committee, Liu used literature to discuss politics and supported the nationalization of the military. He was regarded as an enlightened man. At the same time, he is known for his hawkish views on China's national strategy. He was called "the Young Turks of the Chinese establishment" and a "nationalist and realist" by Canadian analyst Alfred L. Chen.