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Xiao (rank)
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<p><i>Xiao</i> is a <a href="/facts/Senior_officer/Y64079xJ">senior officer</a> rank used in the militaries of <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a> and <a href="/facts/Taiwan/VcJoUD8w">Taiwan</a>. </p><p>The Chinese use the same rank names for all services, prefixed by <i>haijun</i> (<a href="/facts/Simplified_Chinese_characters/UcAD6xXs">simplified Chinese</a>: 海军; <a href="/facts/Traditional_Chinese_characters/bBFLkuz7">traditional Chinese</a>: 海軍; lit. 'naval force') or <i>kongjun</i> (<a href="/facts/Simplified_Chinese_characters/UcAD6xXs">simplified Chinese</a>: 空军; <a href="/facts/Traditional_Chinese_characters/bBFLkuz7">traditional Chinese</a>: 空軍; lit. 'air force'). </p>