3 Military Tech Experts Removed From China’s Top Engineering Academy

Radar, missile, and nuclear specialists disappear from China’s top engineering body as a broader shake-up spreads across the defense industry.

Visitors look at the Chinese military’s J-16D electronic warfare airplane (L) and the KJ-500 airborne early warning and control aircraft (R) during the 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China, on Sept. 29, 2021. Ng Han Guan/AP Photo

Three Chinese military technology experts have been removed from the official roster of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, according to its website, in a move that comes amid an ongoing purge within China’s defense industry.

Radar scientist Wu Manqing, missile guidance specialist Wei Yiyin, and nuclear weapons engineer Zhao Xiangeng no longer appear on the academy’s list of 989 members.