Zhong Shaojun
| Zhong Shaojun | |
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| 钟韶军 | |
| Director of Xi Jinping Office | |
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Assumed office June 2013 Serving with Ding Xuexiang |
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| Deputy Director of General Office of the Central Military Commission | |
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Assumed office June 2013 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 (age 48–49) Kaihua County, Zhejiang, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater |
Tsinghua University Zhejiang University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 China
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| Service/branch | People's Liberation Army |
| Years of service | 2013 − present |
| Rank |
 Senior Colonel
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| Commands | General Office of the CMC |
Zhong Shaojun (Chinese: 钟绍军; born c. 1968) is a long-time political aide of Xi Jinping, currently the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of the People's Republic of China. Zhong served on Xi's staff beginning in Zhejiang province, then followed him to Shanghai, and then Beijing. Zhong currently serves as director of Xi Jinping Office and the deputy director of the General Office. He holds the military rank of senior colonel.
Zhong was born in Kaihua County, Zhejiang, near the modern city of Quzhou. He hold a master's degree from Zhejiang University. He once served as the deputy head of the provincial party's Organization Department in Zhejiang.
It is not clear when Zhong began working for Xi, but evidence suggests that Zhong was on Xi's staff at least as early as when Xi was serving as the Communist Party Secretary of Zhejiang province. In Zhejiang, Zhong often drafted Xi's official statements. Upon the sacking of Chen Liangyu due to a corruption scandal, the central authorities selected Xi to fill the position vacated by Chen as party chief of Shanghai. The transfer elevated Xi from a relatively unknown provincial administrator to the front runner to succeed Hu Jintao as the next leader of the Communist Party. Zhong then followed Xi to Shanghai and took on the title of deputy chief of the municipal party General Office, and often accompanied Xi on visits. When Xi was transferring his duties to his successor as Zhejiang party chief Zhao Hongzhu, Zhong would frequently accompany Xi on trips between Shanghai and Hangzhou. It was said that on some trips, Zhong was the only person accompanying Xi.
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