Cui Daozhi
Chinese police and forensic scientist
Cui Daozhi (Chinese: 崔道植; Korean: 최도식; born June 1934) is a Chinese forensic scientist renowned for his expertise in trace evidence and ballistic identification. Recognized as one of China's first specially invited criminal investigation experts by the Ministry of Public Security, Cui is celebrated as China's foremost expert in firearm and ballistic trace identification. Over his 60-year career in criminal investigation, he handled over 1200 major cases, conducting more than 7000 trace evidence analyses.
Early life
Cui Daozhi was born in June 1934 in Hailong County, then part of Fengtian Province under the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo (now Meihekou in Jilin, China), to a tenant farmer family of Korean ethnicity. He lost his father at age four and his mother at age six, after which he and his elder sister were raised by their grandfather. Following the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in 1945, he began attending school with government support and later became the leader of a children's group. During the Korean War in 1951, he enlisted in the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, serving in a translation training unit. On 6 December 1953, he joined the Chinese Communist Party. His performance led to his promotion to platoon leader in 1955.
Career
In 1955, Cui transitioned from the military to the Heilongjiang Provincial Public Security Department.
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