Luo Ruiqing

Luo Ruiqing
Luo Ruiqing
Traditional Chinese	羅瑞卿
Simplified Chinese	罗瑞卿
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Luó Ruìqīng
Wade–Giles	Lo2 Jui4-ch'ing1

**Luo Ruiqing**
Luo Ruiqing
	General Luo Ruiqing
Nickname(s)	Luo the Tall
Born	May 31, 1906; Nanchong, Sichuan, China
Died	August 3, 1978 (aged 72); Heidelberg, West Germany
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch	People's Liberation Army
Years of service	1928–1966
Rank	Grand General
Commands	Commander-in-chief of the 2nd Army Group, North China, Chief of Joint Staff
Battles / wars	Northern Expedition; Long March; Hundred Regiments Offensive; Chinese Civil War Campaign to the North of Baoding; ; Korean War; Sino-Indian War;
Awards	Order of Bayi (First Class Medal); Order of Independence and Freedom (First Class Medal); Order of Liberation (China) (First Class Medal); Hero of Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
Other work	Politician, Writer

Luo Ruiqing (simplified Chinese: 罗瑞卿; traditional Chinese: 羅瑞卿; pinyin: Luó Ruìqīng; May 31, 1906 – August 3, 1978), formerly romanized as Lo Jui-ch'ing, was a Chinese army officer and politician, general of the People's Liberation Army. As the first Minister of Public Security from 1949 to 1959, he established the security and police apparatus of the People's Republic of China after the Communist victory in the civil war, and then served as the Chief of the Joint Staff from 1959 to 1965, achieving military victory in the Sino-Indian War.

Despite being a close associate and supporter of Mao Zedong for decades, Luo was targeted, purged, and severely beaten during the Cultural Revolution, which he opposed from the beginning.