"The question I shall discuss us how members of the Communist Party should cultivate and temper themselves. It may not be unprofitable to the building and consolidation of the Party to take up this question at this present time." Liu Shaoqi (24 November 1898 - 12 November 1969) was a Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and theorist. He was President of the People's Republic of China, China's head of state, from 27 April 1959 to 31 October 1968, during which he implemented policies of economic reconstruction in China.