Liu Heqiao

Liu Heqiao (1931 – 22 December 2022) was a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army Air Force of China who served as commander of the Guangzhou Military Region Air Force from 1987 to 1993. He was a representative of the 13th and 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography
Liu was born in Fengrun County (now Fengrun District of Tangshan), Hebei, in 1931.

Liu joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1947, and enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1948. He served in the Chinese Civil War and engaged in the Battle of Zunhua. After the establishment of the Communist State, he graduated from the People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation School in 1952 and the PLA Air Force Command College in 1964, respectively. In October 1976, he became deputy commander of the Guangzhou Military Region, and held that office until October 1982. In February 1987, he was commissioned as commander of the Guangzhou Military Region Air Force, succeeding Wu Jiyuan. He attained the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1988.

On 22 December 2022, Liu died in Guangzhou, Guangdong, at the age of 91.