He was elected as a member of central committee of CCP's 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th National Congresses, and a Politburo member at 15th Congress. He was awarded First-class honor in 1952, and Third-Class Liberation medal in 1985. He was made general in 1988. References External links Chinatoday biography Chi Haotian at China Vitae 1929 births Living people Ministers of National Defense of the People's Republic of China People's Liberation Army generals from Shandong Politicians from Yantai Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shandong People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong People's Liberation Army Chiefs of General Staff State councillors of China Members of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 15th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party Delegates to the 2nd National People's Congress Delegates to the 3rd National People's Congress Delegates to the 7th National People's Congress Delegates to the 8th National People's Congress Delegates to the 9th National People's Congress 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre