Rao Kaixun
饶开勋
Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
In office August 2017 – March 2019
Preceded by	Li Shangfu
Succeeded by	Hao Weizhong
Head of Civil Defense Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense Mobilization of the Central Military Commission
In office July 2013 – 2016
Preceded by	Bai Jianjun
Succeeded by	Position revoked
Army Commander of the 14th Group Army
In office November 2012 – September 2013
Preceded by	Zhou Xiaozhou
Succeeded by	Wang Bing
Personal details
Born	April 1964 (age 60) Yuexi County, Sichuan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
Years of service	1980–present
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands	Deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force

Rao Kaixun (simplified Chinese: 饶开勋; traditional Chinese: 饒開勛; pinyin: Rao Kaixun; born April 1964) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China. In July 2019 he has been placed under investigation by the PLA's anti-corruption agency. Previously he served as deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force. He was promoted to the rank of major general (shao jiang) in 2010 and lieutenant general (zhong jiang) in 2017.^[1]

Rao was born in Yuexi County, Sichuan, in April 1964. He is of Hui ethnicity. He graduated from PLA National Defence University.^{[citation needed]}

He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in 1980. In 2010 he was promoted to become chief of staff of the 77th Group Army, after 30 years of grass-roots unit training. Two years later, he was appointed army commander of the 14th Group Army. In 2013, he was named head of the Operational Division of People's Liberation Army General Staff Department, replacing Bai Jianjun. That same year, he became head of Civil Defense Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense Mobilization of the Central Military Commission. In March 2016 he was appointed deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force.^[2] He concurrently served as its chief of staff in August 2017.^{[citation needed]}

He was a delegate to the 12th and 13th National People's Congress.^{[citation needed]}

In July 2019 he was placed under investigation by the PLA's anti-corruption agency. Rao was ordered to resign as representative of the 13th National People's Congress.^[3] He was downgraded to deputy corps leader grade position.