Xie Fuzhan

Xie Fuzhan, born in August 1954, is former President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and a current CASS member. He is also member of the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, member of the Standing Committee of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee and Deputy-Director of the CPPCC Economic Affairs Committee. He successively served as Vice-President of the Development Research Center (DRC) of the State Council, Commissioner of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Director of the Research Office of the State Council, Governor of Henan province, Secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee, etc. He is a renowned economist and his main research fields include macroeconomics and macroeconomic policy, industrial structure and industrial policy, trade policy, exchange rate policy, regional economic development policy, income distribution policy, etc. He was awarded the 4th and 9th Sun Yefang Economic Science Award in 1991 and 2001 for his outstanding contributions to the studies of the Chinese economy.