Luo Yuan

Luo Yuan, is a Chinese author, social commentator, and military theorist at the Academy of Military Sciences. He holds the rank of Major General in the People's Liberation Army Navy, he is a supporter of communist orthodoxy and has expressed nationalist, anti-American and anti-western sentiments.

Biography
In 1950, during the Korean War, Luo was born in Cangxi County, Guangyuan, Sichuan Province, Luo's father Luo Qingchang was a politician and revolutionary. He has six brothers and sisters. His oldset brother, Luo Kang (罗抗), was born during the Second Sino-Japanese War. His middle brother, Luo Ting (罗挺), was born during the Chinese Civil War. His fourth younger brother is Luo Zhen (罗振).

In 1966, the Cultural Revolution was launched by Mao Zedong. Luo Qingchang was segregated as a capitalist roader. Luo Qingchang suffered political persecution, at that time. His father's comrades sent him to the army as a soldier in Yunnan Province. In 1978, Luo was transferred back to Beijing.