Zhao Keshi

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Zhao Keshi (Traditional Chinese: 趙克石; Simplified Chinese: 赵克石; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhào Kèshí) (b. 1947) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. He is originally from Gaoyang County in Hebei province. He is the current head of the Nanjing Military Region.

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Zhao joined the army in 1968. He has held several positions, including the head of training for the Nanjing Military Region, the chief adviser for the 31st regiment, and the deputy adviser for the Nanjing Military Region. He became the leader of the 31st regiment of the army in 2000. In June of 2004, he became the chief advisor for the Nanjing Military Region. He was elevated to his present rank of lieutenant general the next year, and took up his current post as head of the Nanjing Military Region in 2007. He is a member of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.