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.
Gao Zhongxing is an alternate member of the 16th CPC Central Committee.