Lin Ke

Lin Ke (November 2, 1925 - December 1996, ) was originally from Changzhou, Jiangsu, China. He served as a reporter for the Xinhua News Agency, led its translation team, acted as secretary to Mao Zedong on international matters, directed the Research Office of Developed Countries' Economy at the Institute of World Economy and Politics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, was the director-general of the Chinese Society for Western European Economic Research, and held the position of executive director of the Chinese Society for European Community Research.

Biography In his youth, Lin Ke resided in Baoding, Hebei, and subsequently relocated his family to Beijing following the July 7 Incident. In 1946, he became a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and engaged in organizing the student movement at the university. He graduated from the Economics Department of Yenching University in 1949. Subsequently, he participated in sociological survey activities under the Urban Work Department of the North China Bureau of the CCP.

From early 1949 until the autumn of 1954, he was employed by the Xinhua News Agency, where he served as a reporter, translator, and editing team leader. From November 1954 to July 1966, he functioned as Mao Zedong's secretary for international affairs and assisted Mao in acquiring proficiency in English. He was then employed at the International Department of Xinhua News Agency from 1970 until 1979.

From 1979, he held the position of Director of the Research Department of Economics of Developed Countries at the Institute of World Economics and Politics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, served as an Academic Member of the Institute, acted as Director General of the Chinese Society for Western European Economic Studies, and functioned as Executive Director of the Chinese Society for European Community Studies until his retirement in 1986.

He died in Beijing in December 1996.