Qiao Liang (Chinese: 乔良; pinyin: Qiáo Liáng; born 9 January 1955), is a retired major general in the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), military theorist, and author.[1] He is the deputy director of the creative department of the PLAAF, the deputy secretary-general of the Council for National Security Policy Studies, and a member of the Chinese Writers Association.[2] In 2007, he presented a lecture series on China Central Television (CCTV) about the Thirty-Six Stratagems.[3]
Qiao Liang | |
|---|---|
乔良 | |
| Council for National Security Policy Studies | |
| In office 2018–2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1955 (age 69) Xin County, Shanxi, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Education | Peking University |
| Alma mater | People's Liberation Army Air Force Command College |
| Occupation | Author, Military Theorist |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Years of service | 1972-2018 |
| Rank | Major General |
Biography
editQiao was born in 1955 to a military family. He enlisted in into the People's Liberation Army Air Force in 1972, serving in a variety of technical posts in the Lanzhou Military District, eventually being promoted to the rank of Major General and serving in the PLAAF command college by 2011.[4]
According to his official biography, Qiao is a member of the People's Liberation Airforce Air Force Expert Committee, a member of the Rocket Force Military Theory Advisory Expert Group, and a frequent keynote speaker on China Central Television (CCTV)'s "Hundred Lectures" series.[5]
Qiao began writing fiction in 1974, and he was admitted to the Chinese Writers' Association in 1984.[citation needed] In 1999, he co-authored the book Unrestricted Warfare with Wang Xiangsui, which explored how the United States could hypothetically be defeated by technologically inferior forces, and how the concept of warfare could be expanded beyond traditional battlefield engagements.[6]
In 2016, Qiao and Wang published an updated edition of Unrestricted Warfare.[5]
Major works
editMilitary Theory
editXiangsui, Wang; Liang, Qiao (1 February 1999). Unrestricted Warfare (in Chinese). China: People's Liberation Army Arts and Literature Press. ISBN 9787540318871.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
Xiangsui, Wang; Liang, Qiao (1 August 2016). Unrestricted Warfare and Countering Unrestricted Warfare (in Chinese). China: Changjiang Literature and Art Publishing House. ISBN 9787535487407.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
Xiangsui, Wang; Liang, Qiao (February 2017). On the Quality of Officers (in Chinese). China: Beijing Yangtze River New Century Corporation. ISBN 9787535456328.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
Liang, Qiao (April 2016). The Arc of Empires (in Chinese). China: Changjiang Literature and Art Publishing House. ISBN 9787535486769.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
- Global Military Rankings
- An Outline PLAAF Offense and Defense
- On Army Reform
Literary Works
editLiang, Qiao (August 1995). 末日之门 [The Gate of Doom] (in Chinese). China: Kunlun Publishing House. ISBN 9787800402487.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
- Thunder Echo Canyon
- Army Banner
- A Distant Wind
- Chronicles of Cities and Bosses
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ho, Matt (May 29, 2020). "Focus on US as main opponent, says China military strategist". South China Morning Post. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ "乔良将军 简介_宽频频道_凤凰网". Phoenix Television. Archived from the original on 2018-11-04. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ "百家讲坛《新解三十六计》_科教_视频_央视网". Archived from the original on 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ Wortzel, Larry (2 March 2014). "United States Army War College" (PDF). United States Army War College Press: 16–17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2023.
- ^ a b 乔良; 王湘穗 (2016-08-01). 超限战与反超限战. 长江文艺出版社 副标题: 中国人提出的新战争观美国人如何应对. ISBN 978-7-5354-8740-7.
- ^ Commin, G; Filiol, E (2015). "Unrestricted Warfare versus Western Traditional Warfare: A Comparative Study". Journal of Information Warfare. 14 (1): 14–23. ISSN 1445-3312. JSTOR 26487515.