Key facts
- Guo Shize, 57, is a researcher at the PLA Information Technology Security Research Centre.
- Guo was elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2023.
- Chinese media reports noted the removal of his page on Monday, November 9, 2026.
- The academy and Beijing's defense ministry did not respond, the report said.
A leading cybersecurity scientist in the Chinese military, Guo Shize, has been removed from the website of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the country's top national research institute, according to a report published on November 10, 2026.
Guo, 57, is a researcher at the Information Technology Security Research Centre of the People's Liberation Army and was elected to the academy in 2023. It is not known when his page was removed, but Chinese media reports noted the change on Monday, November 9. Neither the academy nor Beijing's defense ministry responded, the report said.
The report did not give a reason for the removal.