Cheng Siwei

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Cheng Siwei
成思危
China Democratic National Construction Association
In office
1996–2007
Preceded bySun Mengqi
Succeeded byChen Changzhi
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office
1998–2008
ChairmanLi PengWu Bangguo
Personal details
Born(1935-06-00)June 1935
East China Institute of Chemical Technology
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • ProfessionScience of Business Administration

    Cheng Siwei (June 1935 – 12 July 2015) was a Chinese

    Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[2] and Honorary President of East China University of Science and Technology
    .

    He was also an Adjunct Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of institutions including the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Guanghua School of Management of Peking University, and Nankai University.[3]

    Early life and education

    Cheng Siwei was born June 1935, in

    East China Institute of Chemical Technology from 1952–1956, majoring in inorganic chemical technology, and in 1958–1973 he worked in various units of both the Ministry of Chemical Industry and the Ministry of Petroleum and Chemical Industries.[4]

    Career

    Cheng Siwei in Germany, September 2012

    He was the Chief Engineer of the Science & Technology Bureau of the Ministry of Chemical Industry (China) in 1973–1981. In 1981 he attended the

    Chairman of the China Democratic National Construction Association (CDNCA) from 1997–2007, and as the Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Ninth and Tenth National People’s Congresses in 1998–2008. During this time, he was also awarded an Honorary Doctor of Business Administration from Hong Kong Polytechnic University.[2][3][4]

    Academics

    His research mainly covers

    .

    He has published several books, including Chromic Salts Technology, Rejuvenating Chemical Industry through Science and Technology, Soft Science and Reform, Large Linear Target Programming and Application, Research in China's Economic Development and Reform and Economic Reform and Development in China. In 2010, he began having his works translated into English and published through Enrich Professional Publishing[5][6] in Hong Kong, for a worldwide readership. The books Selected Works of Cheng Siwei, Economic Reforms and Development in China: Three-Volume Set[5][7][6] are some of his most recent works. He has nearly 300 publications under his name at home and abroad.[4]

    In recent years, he has devoted himself to the use of

    The Brookings Institution has hosted him as a speaker
    in an effort to find out more about China's 12th 5-year-plan, including its top-level policy objectives.

    Death

    Cheng Siwei died in Beijing on the morning of 12 July 2015 at the age of 80.[8][9]

    Published works

    • Chromic Salts Technology
    • Rejuvenating Chemical Industry through Science and Technology
    • Soft Science and Reform
    • Large Linear Target Programming and Application Reform
    • The U.S. Financial Crisis: Analysis and Interpretation. San Francisco: Long River Press, 2012.
    • Selected Works of Cheng Siwei, Economic Reforms and Development in China: Three-Volume Set [5][6]
    • Siwei Cheng (2013). Financial Reforms and Developments in China. Hackensack, New Jersey: World Scientific. p. 616. .

    References

    1. ^ 成卓:像玫瑰一样生长. 163 (in Chinese). 2011-12-27. Archived from the original on 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
    2. ^ a b c Cheng, Siwei. "Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
    3. ^ a b Cheng, Siwei. "Biography of Cheng Siwei". Retrieved 2 January 2012.
    4. ^ a b c Cheng, Siwei. "MBA Library". Retrieved 2 January 2012.
    5. ^ a b c Cheng, Siwei. "Enrich Selected Works of Cheng Siwei". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
    6. ^ a b c "2102 Economic Reforms & Development in China & Book Launch", China's Sina News, Jan 6, 2012
    7. ^ Cheng, Siwei. "Selected Works of Cheng Siwei". Retrieved 2 January 2012.
    8. ^ "Chinese economist Cheng Siwei dies at 80". ECNS.CN. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
    9. ^ "Cheng Siwei: The chemist who became China's venture capital 'godfather'". 12 July 2015.