From another thread (post # 103) (with other links), a link to Let's fly the red flag again, says general:

BEIJING: A Chinese general has issued a clarion call for the true heirs of the communist revolution to rediscover their fighting spirit and reinvent a rationale for their existence. ''No-surrender, Communist Party members!'' writes General Liu Yuan. ''Let's start again.''

Pointedly, General Liu distinguishes ''no-surrender'' cadres from unnamed top leaders who have sold out to foreign interests. ''Actually, the party has been repeatedly betrayed by general secretaries, both in and outside the country, recently and in the past,'' Liu writes.

Chinese leaders since 1989 have successfully presented a disciplined and united public face, in the knowledge that airing their differences could be collectively fatal. General Liu, the political commissar of the general logistics department and the son of a one-time anointed successor to Chairman Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, jokingly acknowledged that his essay breaks all the rules. ... (more in article)
General Liu Yuan, son of Liu Shaoqi, role in life as a general (political commissar) is to enforce the CCP line. Liu Yuan is an example (2nd generation) of CCP dominance over the PLA - as made by Taquila "The CCP maintains absolute control over the military."

One would not be too surprised to find "Unrestricted Warfare" (with more than a little "Lawfare") in the Chinese menu. The Political Struggle and the Military Struggle are intertwined - thus, the need for senior political commissar generals such as Liu Yuan.

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Mike