On January 14, 2011 (December 11, 2010 in the lunar calendar), Liu Huaqing, former Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, passed away. Liu Huaqing, former Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, General Liu Huaqing, passed away in Beijing at 6:00 on January 14, 2011. He was 95 years old. He was once commander of the Navy and member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. Liu Huaqing's resume Liu Huaqing joined the Red Army of China Workers and Peasants at the age of 14. During the revolutionary war years, he served successively as squadron leader, instructor, section chief, cadre brigade captain and political commissar, secretary director of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, director of the Organization Department of the South Hebei Military Region, political commissar of the military subdistrict, political commissar of the brigade, and director of the military political department. After the founding of New China, he served successively as Director of the Political Department of Southwest Military and Political University, Deputy Political Commissar of the Army, Vice President and Deputy Political Commissar of the First Naval Academy, Deputy Commander of the North Sea Fleet and Commander of Lushun Base, President of the Seventh Research Institute of the Ministry of National Defense, Deputy Minister of the Sixth Ministry of Machinery Industry, Deputy Director of the National Defense Science and Technology Commission, Deputy Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army, and Commander of the Navy. In November 1987, he served as Deputy Secretary-General of the Central Military Commission, and in November 1989, he served as Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission. In 1985 and 1987, he was elected as a member of the Advisory Committee of the CPC Central Committee. He is a member of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, a member of the 14th Central Committee, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, and a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee. Liu Huaqing recalled building aircraft carriers: From the beginning of the 7th Five-Year Plan, it was demonstrated that the application of aircraft carriers in the 8th Five-Year Plan was a great achievement in the development of ships in the 20th century. my country has conducted a feasibility study on aircraft carriers, and I have also done some work for this purpose. As early as 1970, according to instructions from superiors, a special demonstration of aircraft carriers was organized and the project plan was reported. When visiting the United States in May 1980, our owner arranged for us to visit the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk. This is the first time that the People's Liberation Army and scientific and technological personnel of China have set foot on an aircraft carrier. After boarding the ship, I was deeply impressed by its scale, momentum and modern combat capabilities. It can be said that it is the emergence of aircraft carriers that pushed the mode of naval warfare from a plane to a three-dimensional, achieving true over-the-horizon combat. In the more than 80 years since its inception, it has experienced many twists and turns, and has finally developed into today's multi-spherical offensive and defensive system that combines fighter jets, combines offensive and defensive capabilities, is mobile and flexible, is strong, difficult to damage, and is high-tech intensive. Today, it is not only a powerful tactical weapon unit, the core of the maritime combat system, but also a strategic deterrent capable of dropping nuclear bombs. In the eyes of the world, it is regarded as a symbol of comprehensive national strength. Its existence and development are also one of the focuses of attention of military strategists in various countries. In 1982, when I became a naval commander, the weight of aircraft carriers in my heart naturally changed. Our country is a large coastal country with more than 3 million square kilometers of "marine land". With the development of marine development and maritime struggle, the maritime threats we face are very different from those in the past. We must deal with ballistic missile nuclear submarines and carrier-based aviation forces with long-range combat capabilities. Faced with this situation, the strength of China's navy seems to be somewhat stretched. Our coastal defense border is vast, but we only have small and medium-sized ships and short-range shore-based aviation. Once a war breaks out at sea, we can sometimes only look at the ocean and sigh. Developing aircraft carriers can solve these problems well. But unfortunately, the country's economic strength was not strong at that time. At the beginning of 1984, I said at the first Naval Equipment Technology Work Conference: The Navy has been wanting to build an aircraft carrier for a long time. Now that its national strength is not enough, it seems that it will take some time. Two years later, I mentioned again: aircraft carriers must always be built, and aircraft carriers must always be considered by the year 2000. In November 1986, I chaired a seminar on naval development strategies, and invited leaders and famous experts inside and outside the military. Many comrades have suggested that the Navy develop aircraft carriers based on the needs of safeguarding my country's maritime rights and interests and recovering Nansha and returning Taiwan. This coincides with my thoughts. In January 1987, a naval equipment technology work conference was held. I also mentioned that in order to make aircraft carriers suitable for the needs of future wars, good research and demonstration must be carried out. Nowadays, all countries are paying attention to the development of aircraft carriers, whether offensive or vertical and short-range, to solve air defense and maritime attack problems, and are all paying attention to development. Therefore, I ask for early argumentation and thorough study of this issue as soon as possible. The purpose of building aircraft carriers is not to compete with the United States and the Soviet Union, but mainly to solve the needs of the struggle against Taiwan, resolve the dispute over the Nansha Islands, and safeguard rights and interests. It can also be used to expand the political influence of maintaining world peace in peacetime. Obviously, with the Navy having aircraft carriers, the quality of the Navy will undergo major changes, and the Navy's combat capabilities will also be greatly improved, which will help improve military and national prestige. On March 31, 1987, I reported to the headquarters on two major issues in naval equipment planning: aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines. These two issues involve the construction of the core strength of the navy and are key issues. In the long run, it is beneficial to national defense construction: this equipment is not only for wartime, but also serves as a deterrent in peacetime. We envisage that the development of aircraft carriers will be demonstrated in the Seventh Five-Year Plan, and research will be carried out in the Eighth Five-Year Plan to conduct pre-research on key topics of platforms and aircraft, and models will be available in 2000 as appropriate.