Cao Jianming (; born September 24, 1955 in

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) was the Procurator-General of the

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of the

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. Since 2018 he has served as one of the Vice Chairpersons of the

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Biography

He received his LL.B and LL.M degrees from

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in 1983 and 1986. After graduation, Cao joined the faculty of the same university. He was the President of this university from 1997 to 1999 and became the President of the

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in 1999. He studied in

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in Europe from 1989-1990. Cao was appointed Vice President of the Supreme People's Court in 1999. On March 16, 2008, Cao was elected Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate. He was elected as the

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in March 2018. Cao is a member of the 17th,

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, and 19th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China. He was an alternate member of the 16th Central Committee. On 7 December 2020, pursuant to

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, the

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imposed sanctions on the entire 14

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, including Cao, for "undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or assembly."

References

External links

Profile of Cao Jianming
official website of the Supreme People's Court.

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