Liu Cunxin

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Cunxin (Chinese: 刘存信; 1926 – 15 July 2020) was a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a representative of the 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 4th National People's Congress. He was a member of the National Committee of the 8th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Liu Cunxin
刘存信
Political Commissar of the Air Force of Shenyang Military Region
In office January 1986 – January 1993
Preceded by	Gao Xingmin
Succeeded by	Ma Chi
Personal details
Born	1926 Qingyun County, Shandong, China
Died	2020 (aged 93–94) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Relations	Liu Cunzhi
Alma mater	PLA Air Force Aviation School
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Air Force
Years of service	1938–2020
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles/wars	Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War
Awards	Order of Liberation (3rd Class) Order of Independence and Freedom (3rd Class)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	刘存信
Traditional Chinese	劉存信
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liú Cúnxìn

Biography

Liu was born in Qingyun County, Shandong, in 1926. He enlisted in the Eighth Route Army in January 1938, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in March 1939. He participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War. During the Chinese Civil War, he served in the war and engaged in the Liaoshen campaign, Pingjin campaign, and Battle of Hengbao. He became political commissar of the Air Force of Shenyang Military Region in January 1986, and served until January 1993. He attained the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1988. On 15 July 2020, he died of an illness in Beijing, at the age of 94.

Personal life

His elder brother Liu Cunzhi was also a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).