Central Committee and member of the 16th CPC Politburo. References Cao Gangchuan biography @ China Vitae, the web's largest online database of China VIPs Who's Who in China's Leadership External links 1935 births Living people Ministers of National Defense of the People's Republic of China People from Pingdingshan People's Liberation Army generals from Henan Members of the 16th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party State councillors of China