Cao Qingfeng
Chinese general
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Cao Qingfeng (Chinese: 曹青锋; born 1966) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), currently serving as deputy chief of staff of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission. He is a delegate to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]
Cao Qingfeng | |
|---|---|
曹青锋 | |
| Deputy Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission | |
| Assumed office December 2023 | |
| Chief of Staff | Liu Zhenli |
| Preceded by | Zhang Zhenzhong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 (age 59–60) |
| Party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Years of service | ?-present |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 31st Group Army
Nanjing Military Region Eastern Theater Command Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission |
Biography
Cao was born in Poyang County, Jiangxi, in 1966.[1] He previously served as a regimental commander, chief of staff of a division and commander of a division that was formerly part of the Nanjing Military Region of the People's Liberation Army.[2] After the military reform in 2016, Cao became the Director of the Eastern Theater Commands Operations Bureau.[3] In 2022, Cao became Director of the Operations Bureau of the Central Military Commission.[4] In December 2023, it was revealed that Cao Qingfeng was promoted to the deputy chief of staff of the Joint Staff Department.[5] In April 2025, Cao Qingfeng visited Cambodia and met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Tea Seiha where they exchanged views and deepened defense cooperation.[6]
In December 2023, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.[5]
