Zhou Guotai

Zhou Guotai (born 30 August 1949) is a Chinese major general in the People's Liberation Army of China, and the present director of Research and Development Center for Security and Protection of Tsinghua University. Zhou is also a fellow of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He has been hailed as "father of China's bulletproof vest". As of October 2015, he was placed under investigation by the military's anti-corruption agency for "serious violations of discipline". He previously served as deputy head of Oil Supplies Division of PLA General Logistics Department. He is so far the first academician from the Chinese Academy of Engineering sacked for graft since the beginning of President Xi Jinping's ongoing anti-corruption battle after he took power in the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

Biography
Zhou was born in Zhenlai County, Jilin province, on August 30, 1949, with his ancestral home in Wendeng District of Weihai city, Shandong province.

Zhou joined the People's Liberation Army in October 1968, and joined the Communist Party of China in April 1971. In 1976 he graduated from Sun Yat-sen University, where he majored in chemistry. In 1999 he was selected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. One year later, he was promoted to the rank of major general (shao jiang). In January 2001 he became the deputy head of Oil Supplies Division of PLA General Logistics Department.

On October 21, 2015, he has come under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline" and his case was transferred to the military procuratorates.

Awards

 * Outstanding Contribution Award of Young Experts (1999)


 * Nie Rongzhen Invention Award (2002)


 * Science and Technology Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation (2002)


 * First-class National Scientific and Technological Progress Award