Cao Weidong (Chinese: 曹卫东; born May 1968) is a former Chinese university administrator and politician who served as president of Beijing International Studies University from 2014 to 2017 and president of Beijing Sport University from 2018 to 2021. As of March 2024 he was under investigation by China's top graft busters. He was involved in the corruption case of Chinese football.[1]

Cao Weidong
曹卫东
Communist Party Secretary of Beijing Sport University
In office
April 2017 – March 2024
Preceded byYang Hua
Succeeded byTBA
President of Beijing Sport University
In office
August 2018 – December 2021
Preceded byChi Jian
Succeeded byZhang Jian
President of Beijing International Studies University
In office
November 2014 – May 2017
Preceded byZhou Lie
Succeeded byJi Jinbiao
Personal details
BornMay 1968 (age 56)
Funing County, Liaoning, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPeking University
Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Goethe University Frankfurt
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCáo Wèidōng

Early life and education

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Cao was born in Funing County, Liaoning, in May 1968.[2] He received his master's degree and doctor's degree from Peking University in 1989 and 1993, respectively. He went on to receive his doctor's degree in 1998 at the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He also studied at Goethe University Frankfurt between January 1999 and October 2000.

Career

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Cao joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in February 1996.[2] He worked for a short time as an associate research fellow at the Institute of Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences between October 2000 and September 2001. In October 2001, he became associate professor of Beijing Normal University, rising to full professor in July 2004. In 2014 he moved to Beijing International Studies University as its president, and served until May 2017.[3] In 2017, he was transferred to Beijing Sport University and appointed party secretary, the top political position in the university.[2] He also served as its president from June 2018 to December 2021.[2] He is also the director of the Cadre Training Center of the General Administration of Sport of China and dean of the Coach College.[4]

Downfall

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On 15 March 2024, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Zhang Bin (张宾) (15 March 2024). 刚刚落马的曹卫东,和他一手缔造的且业已崩塌的足坛北体大系. qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d 曹卫东任上被查,当了7年北京体育大学党委书记. qq.com (in Chinese). 15 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b Jiang, Chenglong (15 March 2024). "Top official of Beijing Sport University under probe". Chinadaily. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  4. ^ 北京体育大学党委书记落马 体坛反腐再下一城. Sohu (in Chinese). 15 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
Educational offices
Preceded by President of Beijing International Studies University
2014–2017
Succeeded by
Ji Jinbiao
Preceded by
Chi Jian (池建)
President of Beijing Sport University
2018–2021
Succeeded by
Zhang Jian (张剑)
Party political offices
Preceded by
Yang Hua (杨桦)
Communist Party Secretary of Beijing Sport University
2017–2024
Succeeded by
TBA