Rao Kaixun

Chinese politician

Rao Kaixun
饶开勋

Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
In office August 2017 – March 2019
Preceded by	Li Shangfu
Succeeded by	Hao Weizhong
Head of Civil Defense Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense Mobilization of the Central Military Commission
In office July 2013 – 2016
Preceded by	Bai Jianjun
Succeeded by	Position revoked
Army Commander of the 14th Group Army
In office November 2012 – September 2013
Preceded by	Zhou Xiaozhou
Succeeded by	Wang Bing

Personal details
Born	April 1964 (age 60) Yuexi County, Sichuan, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
Years of service	1980–present
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands	Deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force

Rao Kaixun (simplified Chinese: 饶开勋; traditional Chinese: 饒開勛; pinyin: Rao Kaixun; born April 1964) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China. In July 2019 he has been placed under investigation by the PLA's anti-corruption agency. Previously he served as deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force. He was promoted to the rank of major general (shao jiang) in 2010 and lieutenant general (zhong jiang) in 2017.^[1]

Education

Rao was born in Yuexi County, Sichuan, in April 1964. He is of Hui ethnicity. He graduated from PLA National Defence University.

Career

He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in 1980. In 2010 he was promoted to become chief of staff of the 77th Group Army, after 30 years of grass-roots unit training. Two years later, he was appointed army commander of the 14th Group Army. In 2013, he was named head of the Operational Division of People's Liberation Army General Staff Department, replacing Bai Jianjun. That same year, he became head of Civil Defense Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense Mobilization of the Central Military Commission. In March 2016 he was appointed deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force.^[2] He concurrently served as its chief of staff in August 2017.

He was a delegate to the 12th and 13th National People's Congress.

Investigation

In July 2019 he was placed under investigation by the PLA's anti-corruption agency. Rao was ordered to resign as representative of the 13th National People's Congress.^[3] He was downgraded to deputy corps leader grade position.

References

^ Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (10 November 2017). 战略支援部队副司令员饶开勋已晋升中将军衔. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让); Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪); Jiang Zihao (蒋子文) (11 March 2016). 原总参作战部部长饶开勋任战略支援部队副司令员. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ 军方打虎再获官宣两将领因严重违纪去职全国人大代表. caixin.com (in Chinese). 27 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

Military offices
Preceded by Zhou Xiaozhou (周小周)	Army Commander of the 14th Group Army 2012–2013	Succeeded by Wang Bing (王兵)
Preceded by Bai Jianjun (白建军)	Head of Civil Defense Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense Mobilization of the Central Military Commission 2013–2016	Succeeded by Position revoked
Preceded by Li Shangfu	Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force 2017–2019	Succeeded by Vacant

Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping (2017–2022)

Campaign oversight

Xi Jinping (Central Committee General Secretary)
Zhao Leji (Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary; Central Leading Group for Inspection Work Leader)
Yang Xiaodu (National Supervisory Commission Director)
Zhang Shengmin (Military Discipline Secretary)

Implicated people
(full list)

Central Committee members	Fu Zhenghua Liu Shiyu Nur Bekri Shen Deyong Qin Guangrong Yang Jing Zhao Zhengyong
Central Committee alternate members	Cao Guangjing Chen Gang Li Jia Li Shixiang Xiao Yaqing
Central organs and State-owned enterprises	Cao Guangjing Cao Yaofeng Gao Weidong He Xingxiang Hu Huaibang Hu Wenming Lai Xiaomin Li Guohua Li Ningping Li Xinhua Li Qingkui Liu Baohua Lu Wei Mao Qingguo Sheng Guangzu Sun Bo Tian Huiyu Wang An Wang Bin Wang Dengfen [zh] Wu Zhen Yin Jiaxu Yuan Renguo Zhang Shaochun Zhou Mengbo
Officials of Provincial-ministerial rank¹ (incl. sub-provincial)	Ai Wenli Bai Xiangqun Cai Esheng Cao Guangjing Chen Guoqiang Chen Jiadong Chen Rugui Dong Hong Feng Xinzhu Gan Rongkun Gong Jianhua Hao Chunrong Hu Yifeng Huang Yi Ji Xiangqi Li Jia Li Jiexiang Li Jinzao Jin Suidong Li Qian Li Wei Li Wenxi Li Yihuang Li Zefeng [zh] Liu Guoqiang Liu Hongwu Liu Jun Liu Qiang Liu Xinyun Liu Yanping Ma Ming Meng Hongwei Meng Yongshan Miao Ruilin Peng Yuxing Qian Yin'an Qiu Daming Pu Bo Ren Hua Shangguan Jiqing Sheng Guangzu Shi Wenqing Song Liang Song Taiping Song Xibin Sun Guoxiang Sun Lijun Tong Daochi Wang Dawei Wang Erzhi Wang Fuyu Wang Like Wang Minghui Wang Tie Wang Xiaoguang Wang Yong Wei Chuanzhong Wen Guodong Xiang Lili Xiao Yaqing Xiao Yi Xie Jilai Xing Yun Xu Guang Xue Heng Yang Fulin Yang Keqin Yu Luming Yun Gongmin Yun Guangzhong Zhang Bencai Zhang He Zeng Zhiquan Zhang Jian Zhang Jiehui Zhang Jinghua Zhang Maocai Zhang Qi Zhang Wufeng Zhang Xinqi Zhang Yongze Zhang Zhinan Zhou Huachen Zhou Jiangyong
Military generals²	Meng Zhongkang Qian Weiping Rao Kaixun Xu Xianghua
Officials at Prefecture-level rank¹ or below	An Zhengyu Cao Jiongfang Chen Jian Chen Jiming Chen Sanxin Dai Xianghui Fu Tiegang Gao Hongbin Gao Hongzhi Gao Weidong Gong Wusheng Guo An He Jian Han Dongyan Hu Zhiqiang Li Chenghui Li Jianguo Li Jianping Li Xinyuan Li Yuecheng Liu Hesheng Liu Hushan Liu Jifu Liu Shihe Luan Kejun Pan Qisheng Meng Wei Wangdui Wang Jianfeng Wei Hongguang Xiang Hongqiong Xu Liqun Yan Chunfeng Yan Ganhui Yang Sitao Yang Weiguo Yang Yiwen Zhang Lingping Zhao Deguang Zhao Jingbo Zhao Yingyun Zheng Yajun Zhu Zhongkui
Business and media	Wu Xiaohui Ye Jianming

^PB Former member of the Politburo; ^PLA Also a military official; ^CDI Member of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection or affiliates
¹For details on the civil service ranks of officials, please see Civil Service of the People's Republic of China;
²Army generals listed have attained at least the rank of Major General, which usually enjoys the same administrative privileges as a civilian official of sub-provincial rank.