4 Notable alumni of Heilongjiang University
Updated: June 05, 2026 EliteDegrees
Heilongjiang University is ranked #2,346 in the world and #176 in China by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 4 notable alumni from Heilongjiang University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Heilongjiang University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Li Zhimin
1906-1987 (aged 81)
military personnel
Li Zhimin was a general of the People's Liberation Army from Liuyang, Hunan. Li was the former political commissar and director for the Political Department of the Chinese People's Volunteers.
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2. Chen Qiushi
1985-. (aged 41)
citizen journalist
lawyer
whistleblower
orator
Chen Qiushi, also known as Steven Chen, is a Chinese lawyer, activist, and citizen journalist who covered the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests and the COVID-19 pandemic which included criticism of the government response. He went missing on 6 February 2020 after reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan. The Chinese government reportedly informed Chen's family and friends that he had...
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3. Yan Xuetong
1952-. (aged 74)
university teacher
political scientist
Yan Xuetong is a Chinese political scientist and serves as a distinguished professor and dean of the Institute of International Relations at Tsinghua University. Yan is one of the major Chinese figures in the study of international relations (IR). He is the founder of 'moral realism', a neoclassical realist theoretical paradigm in IR theory. His moral realist theory is based...
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4. Ha Jin
1956-. (aged 70)
novelist
university teacher
short story writer
writer
poet
Jin Xuefei is a Chinese American poet and novelist who uses the pen name Ha Jin (哈金). The name Ha comes from his favorite city, Harbin. His poetry is associated with the Misty Poetry movement.
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