Zhao Guocai

Zhao Guocai (; 1879–1966) was a Chinese educator and diplomat.

Biography Zhao was born in Shanghai in 1879. In 1906 he graduated from St. John's University, Shanghai. Zhao was sent abroad to study at the expense of the Qing dynasty. He studied politics at Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin. He returned to China in 1913 and that year became vice-president of Tsinghua University, after the President Tang Guo'an left, he acted as the acting president. In 1920, he was director of China's educational mission in Washington.

In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution, Zhao was mistreated and tortured by the Red Guards.