Cheng Kaijia: a contributor to China’s nuclear weapon programs

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Cheng Kaijia is a nuclear physicist that had devoted to nuclear weapons research and testing for almost 60 years. After he obtained a doctoral degree overseas, Cheng decided to return to China in the 1950s and began to research nuclear weapons in 1960. He planned China’s first original and precise nuclear weapon test.

The ceremony also saluted “100 pioneers in reform and opening-up” to commemorate the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening-up plan which started in December 1978.