Li Tieying

Li Tieying (; born 1936) is a retired politician of the People's Republic of China. He held many positions since 1955, including Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He is an author of several books. For more than 20 years he served as Minister in charge of the State Commission for Economic Restructuring, and participated in major decision making and the implementation of China's economic reforms during that time.

Early life

Li was born to Head of the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party Li Weihan and paramount leader of China (1978–1989) Deng Xiaoping's ex-wife Jin Weiying, who was one of 30 women participants in the Long March.

When studying at No. 2 Middle School attached to Beijing Normal University and Beijing Russian Language Training School (now Beijing Foreign Studies University) from 1950 to 1955, he joined the CCP in April 1955.

He started working in September 1961 as a senior engineer, after graduating from Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University in Czechoslovakia.

Career

Technician, deputy department director of No. 13 Research Institute of Ministry of National Defense in 1961–1966 (studied Japanese in Shanghai Foreign Languages Institute, now Shanghai International Studies University in 1964–1965); deputy department director of No. 1413 Research Institute of Fourth Machine-building Ministry in 1966–1970; department director of the ministry's No. 1424 Research Institute in 1970–1978; chief engineer, deputy director of the ministry's No. 1447 Research Institute, and concurrently deputy chairman of Shenyang City Commission of Science and Technology and Liaoning Provincial Association for Science and Technology in 1978–1981. Vol.1 Reforming China: Theoretical Framework Vol 2. Reforming China: Experiences and Lessons Vol.3 Reforming China: Major Events (1978–1991) Vol.4 Reforming China: Major Events (1992–2004) Vol.5 Reforming China: International Comparisons and Reference