Chi Haotian

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General Chi Haotian
迟浩田 Chih Hao-tien
Chi Haotian in July 2000
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission
In office Party Commission: 28 September 1995 – 15 November 2002 State Commission: 28 March 1993 – 5 March 2003 Serving with Liu Huaqing, Zhang Zhen, Zhang Wannian and Hu Jintao
Chairman	Jiang Zemin
State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China
In office 29 March 1993 – 17 March 2003
Premier	Li Peng Zhu Rongji
8th Minister of National Defense
In office 29 March 1993 – 17 March 2003
Premier	Li Peng Zhu Rongji
Preceded by	Qin Jiwei
Succeeded by	Cao Gangchuan
Head of the General Staff Department of the People's Liberation Army
In office 28 November 1987 – 28 October 1992
Preceded by	Yang Dezhi
Succeeded by	Zhang Wannian
Personal details
Born	(1929-07-09) 9 July 1929 (age 94) Zhaoyuan, Shandong, Republic of China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	Chinese Communist Party
Branch/service	PLA Ground Force
Years of service	1944–2003
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Chinese Civil War Korean War
Awards	Order of Liberation (3rd Class; 1955)

Chi Haotian (simplified Chinese: 迟浩田; traditional Chinese: 遲浩田; pinyin: Chí Hàotián; born 9 July 1929), also spelled as Chih Hao-tien, is a retired general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He served as Minister of National Defense from 1993 to 2003.