Jing Shuping (, 7 July 1918 – September 14, 2009) was a Chinese

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who founded the Minsheng Bank, the first privately owned bank to open in the

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, in 1996. Jing Shuping graduated from

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in 1939. He was Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and Vice Chairman of the

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until 2002, and held the rank of a national leader of China. He also became a director within the China International Trust and Investment Corp, which is now known as the CITIC Group, the Chinese government's state-owned

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group. Jing founded Minsheng Bank in 1996. He resigned as

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of the bank in 2006 citing declining health. However, he remained the honorary chairman of the bank following his retirement. Additionally, Jing opened China's first

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and accounting firm since the 1949 Chinese Revolution. Jing Shuping died on September 14, 2009, in

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at the age of 91.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jing Shuping 1918 births 2009 deaths Chinese bankers Businesspeople from Shanghai People's Republic of China politicians from Shanghai Members of the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Vice Chairpersons of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference St. John's University, Shanghai alumni People from Shangyu China Minsheng Bank people