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Li Zhao (; 3 February 1940 – 24 January 2023) was a Chinese engineer in the fields of mine blasting, and an academician of the
Chinese Academy of Engineering The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE, ) is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for engineering. It was established in 1994 and is an institution of the State Council of China. The CAE and the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...
. He was a representative of the
13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing from 25 October to 1 November 1987. It was preceded by the 12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. It was succeeded by ...
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Biography

Li was born in
Wuji County Wuji County () is a county of Hebei Province, North China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital. The county covers an area of , and had a population of 482,799 (as of 2003). Wuji Coun ...
,
Hebei Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and 0 ...
, on 3 February 1940, to Li Guanying (), a textile expert, and Xue Hua (), a housewife. He attended , and graduated from Harbin Military Academy of Engineering (now National University of Defense Technology) and the . After university in 1964, Li was despatched to the
People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department (GAD; ) was founded in April 1998 and is in charge of equipping and arming the People's Liberation Army, as well as overseeing and improving military technology. It is one of the four "general de ...
, where he was promoted to
major general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of ...
('' shaojiang'') in 1994. On 24 January 2023, he died at the age of 82.


Honours and awards

* 1985 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) * 1999 Member of the
Chinese Academy of Engineering The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE, ) is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for engineering. It was established in 1994 and is an institution of the State Council of China. The CAE and the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...
(CAE)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Zhao 1940 births 2023 deaths People from Shijiazhuang Engineers from Hebei National University of Defense Technology alumni Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering 20th-century Chinese engineers 21st-century Chinese engineers