Zhao Qi was born in July 1961 in Mianzhu, Sichuan Province. He started his career in July 1983 with a bachelor’s degree and joined the Communist Party of China in July 1986.

Zhao is now secretary general of CASS and a member of its leading Party members’ group.

1979.09–1983.07 Studied at the Department of Journalism at Fudan University

1983.07–1991.12 Editor of China Youth Daily (1985.08–1986.07 joined the lecturers’ group of the central government agency and served as a teacher at Yanbei Institute of Education in Shanxi)

1991.12–1993.03 Deputy director of the Life Department of China Youth Daily

1993.03–1994.09 Deputy director of the Editorial Office of the Elite Reference under China Youth Daily

1994.09–1995.01 Cadre at the deputy-director level in the News Publicity Department of the Information Bureau under the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China

1995.01–1995.06 Deputy director of the Research Division of the Information Bureau at the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China

1995.06–1996.05 Director of the editorial office of Internal Communication under the Information Bureau of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China

1996.05–1998.07 Director of the News Publicity Department of the Information Bureau under the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China

1998.07–2000.08 Assistant inspector of the Information Bureau under the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China and director of the News Publicity Department

2000.08–2001.09 Deputy director-general of the Information Bureau under the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China and director of the News Publicity Department

2001.09–2004.05 Deputy director of the Information Bureau under the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China

2004.05–2008.10 Group 4 leader of the Information Research Unit of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee

2008.10–2012.01 Secretary of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee

2012.01–2014.05 Secretary of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and deputy secretary general of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China

2014.05–2019.01 Deputy secretary general of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China

2019.01–Present Secretary general of CASS and a member of its leading Party members’ group