Liu Guozhi, former top PLA scientist and nuclear test commander, delisted from CAS website

South China Morning PostCenter-RightEN 1 min read 100% complete by Holly ChikMarch 19, 2026 at 01:58 PM

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Liu Guozhi, a former high-ranking Chinese military scientist and nuclear test site commander, has been removed from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) website. Liu, 65, was elected to CAS in 2009 and previously headed the science and technology commission of the Central Military Commission from approximately 2016 to the early 2020s. He is an expert in high-power microwave weapons and a graduate of Tsinghua University. Prior to his role with the Central Military Commission, Liu worked at the Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology in Xian, Shaanxi province, from 1986 to 2002, eventually becoming its director. The reason for his removal from the CAS website is not stated in the article.

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