Li Zhao

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Li Zhao (Chinese: 李钊; 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.

Li Zhao
李钊
Born	(1940-02-03)3 February 1940 Wuji County, Hebei, China
Died	24 January 2023(2023-01-24) (aged 82) China
Alma mater	Harbin Military Academy of Engineering PLA Army Engineering University
Scientific career
Fields	Mine blasting
Institutions	People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	李钊
Traditional Chinese	李釗
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Zhāo

He was a representative of the 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography

Li was born in Wuji County, Hebei, on 3 February 1940, to Li Guanying (李冠英), a textile expert, and Xue Hua (薛华), a housewife. He attended Shijiazhuang No. 1 High School [zh], and graduated from Harbin Military Academy of Engineering (now National University of Defense Technology) and the PLA Army Engineering University [zh].^[1]

After university in 1964, Li was despatched to the People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department, where he was promoted to major general (shaojiang) in 1994.^[2]

On 24 January 2023, he died at the age of 82.^[3][2]

Honours and awards

• 1985 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class)^[2]
• 1999 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)^[2]