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Li Shangfu (Chinese: 李尚福; pinyin: Lǐ Shàngfú; born February 1958) is a Chinese aerospace engineer and general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He has been head of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission since September 2017. He previously served as Deputy Commander of the PLA Strategic Support Force and Deputy Commander of the PLA General Armaments Department. He spent 31 years working at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, including 10 years as its director.

Li Shangfu
李尚福
Li in December 2017
Head of the Equipment Development Department
Incumbent
Assumed office September 2017
Preceded by	Zhang Youxia
Commander of the China Manned Space Program
Incumbent
Assumed office September 2017
Preceded by	Zhang Youxia
Personal details
Born	February 1958 (age 64) Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	National University of Defense Technology
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
Years of service	1978–present
Rank	General

Biography

Li Shangfu was born in February 1958 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, with his ancestral home in Xingguo County, Jiangxi Province. He is the son of Li Shaozhu (李绍珠), a Red Army veteran and former high-ranking officer of the PLA Railway Force.[1] Li Shangfu joined the PLA when he entered the National University of Defense Technology in 1978. After graduating in 1982, he began working at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center as a technician.[2]

In December 2003, he was promoted to Director (Commander) of the center at the age of 45. In 2006, he attained the rank of major general.[2] In his ten years as director of the Xichang center, Li oversaw several rocket launches, including the launch of the Chang'e 2 lunar probe in October 2010.[3]

After 31 years working in Xichang, Li was appointed Chief of Staff of the PLA General Armaments Department (GAD) in 2013, replacing Major General Shang Hong.[1][2] A year later, he was made Deputy Director of the GAD.[2]

In 2016, Li was appointed Deputy Commander of the newly established PLA Strategic Support Force, which is responsible for cyberspace, space, and other high-tech warfare. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general in the same year.[2] In September 2017, Li was appointed Director of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission, the successor department of the GAD, replacing General Zhang Youxia.[2]

In October 2017, Li was elected a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[4]

On 20 September 2018, Li Shangfu, along with the Equipment Development Department, were sanctioned by the U.S. government for "engaging in significant transactions with persons" sanctioned under CAATSA, namely for transactions that involved ″Russia's transfer to China of Su-35 combat aircraft and S-400 surface-to-air missile system-related equipment″.[5][6][7]

References

Military offices
Preceded by Xu Hongliang [zh]	Director of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center 2003–2013	Succeeded by Zhang Zhenzhong
Preceded by Shang Hong [zh]	Chief of Staff of the Headquarters of the General Armament Department of the People's Liberation Army 2013–2014	Succeeded by Fei Jiabing [zh]
New title	Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force 2016–2017	Succeeded by Rao Kaixun
Preceded by Zhang Youxia	Commander of the China Manned Space Program 2017–present	Incumbent
	Head of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission 2017–present	Incumbent

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[de] Li Shangfu

Li Shangfu (chinesisch .mw-parser-output .Hans{font-size:110%}李尚福, Pinyin Lĭ Shàngfú, * Februar 1958 in Chengdu) ist ein chinesischer Raumfahrtingenieur und General der Volksbefreiungsarmee. Er ist seit August 2017 Leiter der Abteilung für Waffenentwicklung der Zentralen Militärkommission und Kommandant des bemannten Raumfahrtprogramms der Volksrepublik China.

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