Zhou Guotai
Zhou Guotai | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 周国泰 |
| Born | August 30, 1949 Zhenlai County, Jilin, China |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Service/ |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Years of service | 1968–2015 |
| Rank |  Major general |
| Awards | First-class National Scientific and Technological Progress Award |
Zhou Guotai (simplified Chinese: 周国泰; traditional Chinese: 周國泰; pinyin: Zhōu Guótài; born 30 August 1949) is a former major general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and former director of Research and Development Center for Security and Protection of Tsinghua University.[1] Zhou is also a fellow of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He has been hailed as "father of China's bulletproof vest".[2]
In October 2015, he was placed under investigation by the
PLA General Logistics Department. He is so far the first academician from the Chinese Academy of Engineering sacked for graft since the beginning of Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping's ongoing anti-corruption battle after he took power in the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[3]
Biography
Zhou was born in
Wendeng, Shandong
.
Zhou enlisted in the
PLA General Logistics Department
.
On October 21, 2015, he came under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline" and his case was transferred to the military procuratorate.[4]
Awards
- Outstanding Contribution Award of Young Experts (1999)[2]
- Nie Rongzhen Invention Award (2002)[2]
- Science and Technology Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation (2002)[2]
- First-class National Scientific and Technological Progress Award[2]
References
- ^ "China investigates senior military logistics officer". Yahoo. Reuters. 2015-10-21.
- ^ a b c d e “中国防弹衣之父“总后勤部周国泰院士被调查. China.com (in Chinese). 2015-10-21.
- ^ 总后勤部少将周国泰被查 是首位被调查中国工程院院士. Sina (in Chinese). 2015-10-21.
- ^ "Senior Chinese military logistics officer under investigation". Xinhua News. 2015-10-21. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016.
