Cao Qingfeng

Cao Qingfeng is a lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army, 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.

Biography

Cao was born in Poyang County, Jiangxi, in 1966. 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. After the military reform in 2016, Cao became the Director of the Eastern Theater Commands Operations Bureau. In 2022, Cao became Director of the Operations Bureau of the Central Military Commission. In December 2023, it was revealed that Cao Qingfeng was promoted to the deputy chief of staff of the Joint Staff Department. 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.
In December 2023, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.