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Biography Highlight

Gao Zhongxing, male, Han nationality, is a native of Jimo, Shandong province. He was born in 1943, joined the PLA in 1961, and joined the CPC in 1964. He was promoted to the rank of major general in 1990. Gao graduated from the Military Academy in 1982. Gao served successively as a platoon leader, company commander, staff member of regimental command, staff and deputy section head of combat training section of army command, and a regimental commander of the PLA. Gao served as chief of staff of the Jinan Military Region until 2004, and in the same year he was promoted to deputy commander of the Beijing Military Region.

Recent Career Data

2002—	Lieutenant General, PLA
2002—	Chief of Staff, PLA, Regions, Beijing Military Region Beijing Municipality
2002—2004	Chief of Staff, PLA, Regions, Jinan Military Region Shandong Province, Jinan City
2002—2007	Alternate Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee
1997—2002	Alternate Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee
1994—2002	Army Commander, PLA, Services and Arms, Army (or Ground Force), 38th Army
1991—1994	Chief of Staff, PLA, Regions, Jinan Military Region Shandong Province, Jinan City
1990—1991	Commander, PLA, Regions, Jinan Military Region, Yantai Garrison Shandong Province, Yantai City
1990—2002	Major General, PLA
1989—1990	Chief of Staff, PLA, Services and Arms, Group Army