Senior Advisors

Ye XiaowenSenior Advisor

Born in 1950, Mr. Ye consecutively assumed the positions of Secretary of the Guizhou Communist Youth League Committee (CYLC), Vice Head of the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, Deputy Secretary-General of the All-China Youth Federation (ACYF), Director of the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau of the CCCPC UFWD, Director and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the State Administration of Religious Affairs, and First Vice President and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Central Institute of Socialism. He is currently member of the 12th National Committee of CPPCC, Vice Head of the CPPCC Committee of Learning and Cultural and Historical Data, representative of the 15th, 16th and 17th CPC National Congresses and alternative member of the 16th and 17th CPC Central Committee.

Bai ChunliSenior Advisor

Dr. Bai, Manchu, born in Liaoning in 1953, consecutively assumed the offices of Vice President, member of the Party Leadership Group, Executive Vice President, and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group (the ministerial level) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He is currently President and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the CAS, Executive Chairman of the CAS Academic Divisions (CASAD), President of the CAS-TWAS, alternate member of the 15th, 16th and 17th CPC Central Committee and member of the 18th CPC Central Committee.

Wu HailongSenior Advisor

Mr. Wu was born in 1955. After graduation from university, he consecutively assumed Counselor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) at the Chinese Embassy in the State of Israel, Deputy Director General of the MFA Department of International Organizations and Conferences (DIOC), Deputy Commissioner at the Office of the Commissioner of the MFA in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Permanent Representative of China to the UN Office (Vienna) and Other International Organizations, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of China to the UNIDO, Permanent Representative of China to the IAEA, Director General of the MFA-DIOC, Assistant to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Head and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Chinese Mission to the EU, and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of the Chinese Mission to the UN Office (Geneva) and Other International Organizations (Swiss).

Zhang GuobaoSenior Advisor

Mr. Zhang, Master of Engineering and Senior Engineer, consecutively assumed Deputy Director General, Deputy Secretary General and Deputy Director of the Investment Department of the National Planning Commission, Office Head of the State Council Leadership Group of the Revitalization of Northeast China and Other Old Industrial Bases, First Political Commissar of the CAPF Gold Force, Vice Chairman and member of the Party Leadership Group of the NDRC, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Administrator (at the ministerial level) of the National Energy Administration (NEA).

Chen XiaogongSenior Advisor

Mr. Chen was born in Rongcheng, Shandong, in 1949. He was General Staff Officer, Deputy Director and Secretary of the Intelligence Department of the PLA-GSD, UNMO to the Iraq-Kuwait border, Armed Forces Attache of China Embassy in Egypt, Defense Attache of China Embassy in the U.S., Vice Minister in charge of the Central Foreign Affairs Office, Head of the Intelligence Department of the PLA-GSD, Assistant to Chief of the General Staff, and Deputy Commander of the PLA Air Force. Being a representative of the 11th and 12th CPC National Congresses, he is currently an air marshal and member of the 12th NPC Foreign Affairs Committee.

Lin YifuSenior Advisor

Born in Yilan of Taiwan in 1952, graduated as an M.A., Mr. Lin took the positions of Deputy General of Development & Research Institute, and Vice Minister of Rual Department, Rural Development & Research Center of the State Council; Director of the China Center for Economic Research (CCER) of Peking University, Vice Chairman of the ACFIC and Senior Vice President of the World Bank. He is currently Full-time Vice Chairman of the ACFIC, Vice Chairman of China Civilian Chamber of Commerce, Professor and Honorary Dean of National School of Development (NSD) at Peking University. Mr. Lin is a member of the 7th to 10th CPPCC National Committees, representative of the 11th NPC, and a Standing Committee member and Vice Director of the Economic Committee of the 12th CPPCC National Committee.

Zhou WenzhongSenior Advisor

Born in Jiangsu in 1945, Mr. Zhou is a university graduate. He was Deputy Consul General of China in San Francisco, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Barbados and to Antigua and Barbuda, Deputy Director General of the MFA Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, Consul General (Ambassadorial Rank) of the People’s Republic of China in Los Angeles, Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission of the China Embassy to the U.S., Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to the Commonwealth of Australia, Assistant and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to the United States of America. He is currently Secretary General of Boao Forum for Asia, Vice President of the China-US People’s Friendship Association, and a standing member of the 11th CPPCC National Committee.

Liu ChuanzhiSenior Advisor

Founder and honorary Chairman of the Lenovo Group and Vice Chairman of the 8th and 9th ACFIC Executive Committees, Mr. Liu is currently Chairman of the Lenovo Group Holdings Co., Ltd., Chairman of the China Entrepreneur Club (CEC), and Member of the Advisory Board of Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management, also representative of the 16th and 17th CPC National Congresses and the 9th to 11th NPC.

Shi ZhihongSenior Advisor

Mr. Shi was Head of the Policy Research Office of Shanghai Municipal Committee of the CPC, Director of the Policy Research Office of Shanghai Pudong New Area Administrative Committee, Executive Vice President of the Pudong New Area CPC Party School, Secretary of the CCCPC General Office, Political Principal and Vice Director of the CCCPC Research and Investigation Section, and Vice Director of the CCCPC Policy Research Office.

Ge ZhenfengSenior Advisor

General Ge was Chief of the General Staff of the 39th Group Army, Corps Commander of the 64th Group Army, Chief of the General Staff and Deputy Commander of the PLA Shenyang Military Region, Vice President of the PLA National Defense University, and President and Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Academy of Military Sciences. He is currently Deputy Director member of the NPC Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee and member of the 16th and 17th CPC Central Committee.