Yao Tongbin
RWTH Aachen University
Yao Tongbin (Chinese: 姚桐斌; September 3, 1922 – June 8, 1968) was a Chinese scientist and one of China's foremost missile engineers. He was beaten to death during the Cultural Revolution in 1968. In 1999, he was posthumously awarded the Two Bombs, One Satellite Meritorious Award, and officially recognized as a "martyr" within China.
Early life and education
Yao was born in
Career
After returning to China in September 1957, Yao served in the
Murder
After the eruption of the Cultural Revolution, the young engineer Ye Zhengguang overthrew the Seventh Ministry leadership and removed Minister Wang Bingzhang and Vice Minister Qian Xuesen.
Within the Seventh Ministry, two mass factions, labeled as "915" and "916" respectively, appeared in September 1966. Whereas Faction 915 comprised mainly administrative office staff members and blue collar workers and was regarded as the "conservative" faction, Faction 916 primarily consisted of scientists, engineers, and technicians and was regarded as the
Legacy
After this loss of one of China's foremost missile engineers, Zhou Enlai ordered special protection [zh] for key technical experts.[3]
After the end of the Cultural Revolution, the two perpetrators were sentenced in 1979 to 15 years and 12 years in prison for the murder of Yao.
Because of his significant contribution to China's astronautical materials and technology, Yao was posthumously awarded the Two Bombs, One Satellite Meritorious Award in 1999 by Chinese government, over three decades after his murder.
References
- ^ "杨国宇:将军军管日记(1967—1969) _ 半天红文化". www.bantianhong.com. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- PMID 28780221. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-58487-126-2. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2019-05-01.