Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 3/28/2004
Career Data Updated: 1/4/2007
Xiong Guangkai 熊光楷
Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the PLA, Alternate Member of the 16th CPC Central Committee
Born: 1939
Birthplace: Shanghai Municipality
Biography Highlight
Xiong Guangkai, male, Han nationality, is a native of Nanchang, Jiangxi province. He was born in 1939, joined the PLA in 1956 and joined the CPC in 1959. He was conferred to the rank of major general in 1988, lieutenant general in 1994, and general in 2000. Xiong directed the intelligence department of the PLA General Staff until 1992. He was elected as deputy chief of the PLA General Staff in 1996.Recent Career Data
| 2002—2007 | Alternate Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 2000— | General, PLA | |
| 1997—2002 | Alternate Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1996— | Deputy Chief, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff | |
| 1994—2000 | Lieutenant General, PLA | |
| 1992—1996 | Assistant of the Chief, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff | |
| 1992—1997 | Alternate Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1988—1994 | Major General, PLA | |
| 1988—1992 | Director, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff, Intelligence Department | |
| 1984—1988 | Deputy Director, PLA, Headquarters of the General Staff, Intelligence Department |
