Zhao Keming (; born ) is a general in the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...

of China. He was a representative of the

14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (Traditional Chinese: 中國共產黨第十四次全國代表大會) was convened from October 12 - 18, 1992. It was preceded by the 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party ...

16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held in Beijing between November 8 and 14, 2002. It was preceded by the 15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. 2,114 delegates and 40 specially invited delegates ...

, and

17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held in Beijing, China, at the Great Hall of the People from 15 to 21 October 2007. Congress marked a significant shift in the political direction of the country as CCP General Secre ...

. He was a member of the

16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 2002 to 2007. It held seven plenary sessions. It was set in motion by the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. The 15th Central Committee preceded it. ...

. He was a delegate to the

9th National People's Congress The 9th National People's Congress () was in session from 1998 to 2003. It held five plenary sessions in this period. It followed the final session of the 8th National People's Congress. There were 2,979 deputies to this Congress. Election result ...

and a member of the Standing Committee of the

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Biography

Zhao was born in Wuhan, Hubei, in October 1942. He enlisted in the

(PLA) in 1961, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the following year. He became a reporter of the '' People's Liberation Army Daily'' in 1980, and was despatched to the Guangzhou Military Region in August 1985. He served as deputy head and then head of the Propaganda Division of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department in May 1988. He was appointed political commissar of the

47th Group Army The 47th Group Army was a group army (corps-sized formation) of the People's Liberation Army It was stationed at Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi as part of the Lanzhou Military Region. It was disbanded in 2016-17, during the Chinese military refo ...

in February 1995. In January 1996, he became deputy political commissar of the PLA National Defence University, rising to political commissar in July 2001. In March 2008, he took office as vice chairperson of the

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. He was promoted to the rank of major general ('' shaojiang'') in 1988, lieutenant general ('' zhongjiang'') in 1998, and general ('' shangjiang'') in 2004.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhao, Keming 1942 births Living people People from Wuhan People's Liberation Army generals from Hubei People's Republic of China politicians from Hubei Chinese Communist Party politicians from Hubei Delegates to the 9th National People's Congress Members of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress Members of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Political Commissars of the PLA National Defence University