LOS ANGELES, CA – Dr. Alyce Su, a seasoned investment executive and Chief Investment Officer of a global family office, has released a musical catalog that explores the life and legacy of General Zhang Youxia, a prominent figure in China's military modernization. The catalog, released under the artist name AlyceSu, is available globally on Apple Music and comprises 86 songs across 11 albums.
The project, titled "The World Represented by General Zhang Youxia," is not a conventional tribute but a conceptual exploration that weaves together military history, strategic technology, artificial intelligence, computing, finance, and family memory. Dr. Su uses music as a medium to connect the 20th century's military heritage with the computational infrastructure of the 21st century, tracing an arc from battlefields to data centers.
Key albums and tracks include "Zhurihe," which opens with General Zhang's tenure at Asia's largest mechanized proving ground, and "Love, East Wind," which references China's Dong Feng missile lineage, including systems like DF-16, DF-17, and DF-41, reflecting Zhang's leadership in the People's Liberation Army's equipment development. Other works like "Newport," "Zettabyte," "MilkenAI," and "Provenance" extend the narrative toward computing, artificial intelligence, capital, and inheritance, while "Among the Stars" draws from SpaceX's investor prospectus, creating a bridge between China's military-space tradition and commercial space exploration.
General Zhang Youxia served as Head of the PLA General Armaments Department and later as Head of the Central Military Commission Equipment Development Department, and he was commander-in-chief of China's manned space program. These roles placed weapons development, equipment modernization, and space technology within the institutional world that Dr. Su's music represents.
The project's deepest layer is personal. Dr. Su's great-grandfather, Su Lianqing, was part of the generation that contributed to China's modern military education through the Guangxi military tradition. The Zhang family followed a different but historically connected path through Zhang Haoru, Zhang Zongxun, and Zhang Youxia. The Bai family, including Bai Chongxi and his son Pai Hsien-yung, adds another dimension, linking military history to literature. This multigenerational constellation is not a simple political alignment but a family archive that intersects military education, war, migration, literature, and technology, reflecting the complexity of China's 20th century.
Dr. Su's dual careers—finance and art—form an unusual parallel. Her professional life has focused on capital allocation, while her artistic life preserves and reinterprets legacy. The music asks how inherited history can be reinterpreted through the technological, financial, and cultural language of the future.
Dr. Su's investment career includes nearly 30 years at firms like PIMCO, Goldman Sachs, UBS, and McKinsey. She has been named among Leaders of Influence: Banking & Financing 2026 by the Los Angeles Business Journal. Her book "China 2010" is ranked No. 1 in financial engineering on Amazon.
The catalog is a unique attempt to write the world represented by General Zhang Youxia, from battlefields to data centers, from strategic weapons to artificial intelligence, and from military inheritance to institutional capital. It offers listeners a conceptual journey through history, technology, and family, providing a fresh perspective on the intersection of military and modern progress.
