LOS ANGELES, CA – Dr. Alyce Su, a seasoned investment executive and Chief Investment Officer of a global family office, has released a comprehensive musical catalog under the artist name AlyceSu, available globally on Apple Music. The catalog, titled "The World Represented by General Zhang Youxia," comprises 86 songs across 11 albums, weaving together themes of military history, strategic technology, artificial intelligence, computing, finance, family memory, and cultural inheritance.
The project is anchored in the life and career of General Zhang Youxia, a prominent figure in China's military modernization. Su's music traces his journey from the Zhurihe training ground, Asia's largest mechanized proving ground, to his roles as Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission and head of the PLA's equipment development departments. Albums like Zhurihe and Epic Fury set the military and geopolitical stage, while works such as Newport, Zettabyte, MilkenAI, and Provenance extend the narrative to computing, artificial intelligence, capital, and inheritance.
One standout track, "Love, East Wind," is grounded in China's Dong Feng missile lineage, referencing systems like DF-16, DF-17, DF-21D, DF-26, DF-27, DF-31AG, DF-41, and DF-100. The song "Among the Stars" even draws from SpaceX's investor prospectus, creating an unexpected musical bridge between China's military-space tradition and contemporary commercial space ambitions.
For Su, this project is deeply personal. Her great-grandfather, Su Lianqing, was part of the Guangxi military tradition associated with Cai E, which gave rise to the New Guangxi Clique. The Zhang family followed a different but connected military path through Zhang Haoru, Zhang Zongxun, and Zhang Youxia. The Bai family, including Bai Chongxi and writer Pai Hsien-yung, adds another dimension, linking military history to literary memory.
Su's catalog is not merely a tribute to a military leader; it is a multigenerational re-encoding of history. She uses music to connect her family's past with the technological, financial, and cultural language of the future. "From war to compute. From family to capital. From the 20th century to the 21st," she explains.
Dr. Su's professional career spans nearly 30 years at firms like PIMCO, Goldman Sachs, UBS, and McKinsey. She has been named among the 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.
This musical project offers a unique lens on China's transformation, blending personal history with national narratives. It underscores how individuals can reinterpret inherited legacies through contemporary creative and technological mediums, providing a model for understanding complex historical and geopolitical shifts.
