Cao Dexin

Cao commenced his profession in December 1976 and became a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in September 1978. He embarked on an extensive career in the Nanjing Military Region, first as a cadet in a tank crew training regiment. He consecutively occupied roles including platoon leader, political instructor, and cadre officer. During the 1990s, he progressed through positions in the Political Work Department, ultimately holding the titles of deputy director and then Director of the Cadre Division, as well as Director of the Political Department of the Tank Crew Training Base.^[2]

Beginning in 2001, he held the positions of deputy director and subsequently director of the Political Work Department under the Nanjing Military Region Command. In 2009, Cao was designated as the Director of the Political Department of the Fujian Provincial Military District and subsequently held the same position in the Shanghai Garrison Command.^[3]

In February 2013, he was appointed political commissar of the Fujian Provincial Military District, and in May of the same year, he joined the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[4] In December 2014, he was appointed as Political Commissar of the Jiangsu Military District, and in January 2015, he became a Standing Committee Member of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, a role he maintained until November 2016.^[5][6]