Zhao Xiaozhe (; born 7 July 1963) is a vice admiral ('' zhongjiang'') of the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...

(PLA) and the current director of the Science and Technology Committee of the Central Military Commission.

Biography

Zhao was born in

Dalian Dalian () is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on the ...

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

, on 7 July 1963. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1984, a master's degree in 1987, and a doctor's degree in 1992, all in

systems engineering Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management that focuses on how to design, integrate, and manage complex systems over their enterprise life cycle, life cycles. At its core, systems engineering util ...

and all from

Dalian University of Technology Dalian University of Technology (DUT) (), colloquially known in Chinese as Dagong (), is a public research university located in Dalian, Liaoning, China, with an additional campus in Panjin, Liaoning. Established in April 1949, it is the ...

. Beginning in December 1992, he served in several posts in

Dalian Naval Academy Dalian Naval Academy () is one of the higher education institutes of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy and is located in Dalian, Liaoning. It was established in 1949 as the first naval academy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and w ...

, including assistant, lecturer, associate professor, professor. Zhao participated in the

People's Liberation Army Navy The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN; ), also known as the People's Navy, Chinese Navy, or PLA Navy, is the maritime service branch of the People's Liberation Army. The PLAN traces its lineage to naval units fighting during the Chinese ...

in February 2005. In June 2018, he became deputy director of the Science and Technology Committee of the Central Military Commission. He was promoted to the rank of

rear admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...

('' Shaojiang'') in August 2009.

Honours and awards

* 1996 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Third Class) * 2004 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) * 2006 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) * 2009 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) * 2011 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhao, Xiaozhe 1963 births Living people People from Dalian Dalian University of Technology alumni People's Liberation Army generals from Liaoning Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering