Qian Weiping

In this Chinese name, the family name is Qian.

Qian Weiping
Native name	钱卫平
Born	1963 (age 61–62) Yixing, Jiangsu, China
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Service / branch	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Rank	Major general
Commands	Deputy director of Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission

Qian Weiping (simplified Chinese: 钱卫平; traditional Chinese: 錢衛平; pinyin: Qián Wèipíng; born 1963) is a Chinese military scientist and a former major general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA). An expert in space tracking, telemetry and command, he served as President of Beijing Institute of Tracking and Telecommunications Technology [zh; de] and Deputy Director of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission. In July 2019, he was placed under investigation by the PLA's anti-corruption agency.

Education

Qian was born in the town of Yicheng, Yixing, Jiangsu in 1963.[1] He graduated from National University of Defense Technology.[1]

Career

In March 2016, he became the head of Information System Bureau of Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission.[2] In April 2019, he was appointed deputy director of Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission, which oversaw the design of the space programme's telemetry, tracking and command systems for China's manned space program and the Chang'e 1 and Chang'e 2 lunar exploration programs.[1][3]

Investigation

In July 2019, he was placed under investigation by the PLA's anti-corruption agency.[4]

References

1. Yan Hongliang (闫宏亮) (4 April 2019). 中央军委高层再有一人履新. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
2. Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (22 March 2016). 航天测控专家钱卫平任军委装备发展部信息系统局局长. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
3. Catherine Wong (24 July 2019). "China says ex-military official Qian Weiping is not a spy, but might be corrupt". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
4. Cate Cadell (24 July 2019). "China says former senior space official under investigation for 'serious violations of discipline'". Reuters. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.