He served as Political Commissar of People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force.

He joined the People's Liberation Army in 1970, and began work as a clerk.

In December 2003, Liu became the head of the political department of the 27th Group Army.

In July 2013 he was promoted to general, the highest non-wartime rank in the PLA.

[1] In 2016, he was made the inaugural Political Commissar of People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force.