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Li Chuanxin

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Li Chuanxin (November 22, 1926 – October 11, 2005, Chinese: 李传信), hailed from Liling, Hunan, was a Chinese politician and educator.

Biography

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Li Chuanxin enrolled in the Preliminary Course at Southwest Associated University in the autumn of 1944, thereafter joining the Department of Electrical Engineering at the same institution in 1945.[1] In 1946, he returned to the Tsinghua Garden in Beijing with his group from Kunming and was admitted to the second year of the Electrical Engineering Department. During his academic tenure, he actively engaged in the patriotic student movement and departed from school in November 1948 to join the freed regions in North China, subsequently becoming a member of the Chinese Communist Party in 1948.[2]

In early 1949, he returned to Beijing to engage in the takeover operations. In the autumn 1949, he returned to Tsinghua University to resume his studies and graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering in the summer of 1950. Upon graduation, he was appointed as a full-time deputy secretary of the General Party Branch at Beijing Normal University.[3] During the winter of 1953, he rejoined Tsinghua University, assuming roles as secretary of the Party Branch of the Radio Department, secretary of the General Branch, member of the Standing Committee of the University Party Committee, assistant dean, deputy dean, and dean of the department.[4] Li Chuanxin was an early member in the establishment of the vacuum program at the Radio Department of Tsinghua University and a vigorous advocate for the vacuum initiative.[5]

In February 1978, he reinstated the Party's organizational activities and recommenced his duties. In May 1979, he reinstated his role as the head of the Radio Department and thereafter held positions including head of the Academic Affairs Office, Provost, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the university, and Vice President. He held the position of Secretary of the Party Committee at Tsinghua University from February 1984 to September 1988.[6]

He died on October 11, 2005, at the age of 79 in Peking Union Medical College Hospital.[7]

References

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  1. ^ 北京之春 (in Chinese). 北京之春编辑部. 2007. p. 43. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  2. ^ 湖南党史月刊 (in Chinese). 《湖南党史月刊》编辑部. 2000. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  3. ^ 刘冰 (1998). 风雨岁月: 清华大学"文化大革命"忆实 (in Chinese). 清华大学出版社有限公司. p. 174. ISBN 978-7-302-02578-8. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  4. ^ 北京大学纪事 (1898-1997) (in Chinese). 北京大学出版社. 1998. p. 983. ISBN 978-7-301-03709-6. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  5. ^ 孙怒涛 (2024-11-29). 历史拒绝遗忘——清华十年文革回忆反思集 (in Chinese). Remembering Publishing, LLC. p. 1251. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  6. ^ 清华大学与中国近现代科技 (in Chinese). 清华大学出版社有限公司. 2006. p. 226. ISBN 978-7-302-12014-8. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  7. ^ "党代会史话:李传信出席十三大-清华大学校史馆". 清华大学校史馆 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-05-27.
Party political offices
Preceded by Party Secretary of Tsinghua University
July 1984-September 1988
Succeeded by