He served as political commissar of the PLA General Armaments Department.

Born in Wendeng, Shandong, Chi graduated from the Harbin Institute of Military Engineering in 1970, majoring in aeronautic weapons.

In August 1988, he became vice political commissar of the Xi'an Satellite Control Center affiliated with COSTIND.

In February 1993, he became political commissar of the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.

[1] Chi was a member of the 16th and 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.