Li Yuchao

Li Yuchao
李玉超
Commander of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force
In office
January 2022  July 2023
Preceded byZhou Yaning
Succeeded byWang Houbin
Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force
In office
April 2020  January 2022
Preceded byLi Jun
Succeeded bySun Jinming
Personal details
BornNovember 1962 (age 62)
Sui County, Henan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (expelled in 2024)
Alma materPLA National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Rocket Force
Years of service1980–2023
Rank General

Li Yuchao (Chinese: 李玉超; pinyin: Lǐ Yùchāo; born November 1962) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as the commander of People's Liberation Army Rocket Force between January 2022 and July 2023.

Li was an alternate of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and a member of the 20th Central Committee. He placed under investigation by the Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Central Military Commission in July 2023, and expelled from the CCP in July 2024.