2003—2008 | Minister, Ministry of National Defense | |
2003—2008 | State Councilor, State Council | |
2002—2007 | Vice-Chairman, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission | |
2002—2007 | Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo | |
2002—2007 | Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee | |
1998— | Director, PLA, General Armaments Department | |
1998— | General, PLA | |
1998—2002 | Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission | |
1998— | Secretary, PLA, General Armaments Department CPC, Party Committee | |
1997—2002 | Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee |
03/03/08 | Cao Gangchuan held talks with Belarusian defense minister Leonid Maltsev. |
02/27/08 | Cao Gangchuan met with Japanese Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff Office of the Self-Defense Force Saito Takashi. |
02/26/08 | Cao Gangchuan met with Markus Seiler, secretary general of the Federal Department of Defence of Switzerland. |
01/22/08 | Cao Gangchuan met with Saudi Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul-Aziz. |
01/16/08 | Cao Gangchuan met with Indonesian Vice President Yusuf Kalla and Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono. |