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Chinese navy’s combat software guru Zhao Xiaozhe disappears from academy website

Chinese navy’s combat software guru Zhao Xiaozhe disappears from academy website
South China Morning Post Tuesday 18 August 2026, 06:00 UTC By Ling Xin 1 min read
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A top naval software expert, whose work helped warships to process battlefield information and support combat decisions, has vanished from the Chinese Academy of Engineering’s online membership list. Zhao Xiaozhe, 63, a vice-admiral in the PLA Navy, once headed the Central Military Commission’s top science and technology body, helping to shape research priorities across China’s armed forces. He is the latest prominent defence expert to disappear from the academy’s website, following...

A top naval software expert, whose work helped warships to process battlefield information and support combat decisions, has vanished from the Chinese Academy of Engineering’s online membership list. Zhao Xiaozhe, 63, a vice-admiral in the PLA Navy, once headed the Central Military Commission’s top science and technology body, helping to shape research priorities across China’s armed forces. He is the latest prominent defence expert to disappear from the academy’s website, following reporting in...
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