Xia Deren (; born June 1955) is a Chinese politician. Since 2003, he has served as the Chairman of the People's Political Consultative Conference of Liaoning Province. He previously was Deputy Communist Party Secretary of

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmo ...

province, and the Party Secretary of

Dalian Dalian () is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on ...

Major academic works

* Economic Development and Money Supply (published by China Financial Publishing House in 1992) * Money and Banking (a textbook used by the People’s Bank of China for the Ninth Five-Year Plan; published by China Financial Publishing House) * Finance Review (Published by Dongbei University of Finance and Economics Press in March 1998)

Honorable mentions

Rowan Callick, in the book, The Party Forever, inside China's Modern Communist Elite, Chapter 9 : Doing Business, interviews Xia Deren about business development in Dalian, China

Thomas L. Friedman Thomas Loren Friedman (; born July 20, 1953) is an American political commentator and author. He is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner who is a weekly columnist for ''The New York Times''. He has written extensively on foreign affairs, global tra ...

, in the book,

The World Is Flat ''The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century'' is a book by Thomas L. Friedman that analyzes globalization, primarily in the early 21st century. The title is a metaphor for viewing the world as a level playing field in t ...

, chapter 1: While I was sleeping, section: The monitor is burning, interviews Xia Deren about education, Japanese corporations, and software development in Dalian, China.

External links

Official resume官方简历
(Chinese language official resume)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Xia, Deren 1955 births Living people People's Republic of China politicians from Liaoning Mayors of Dalian Chinese Communist Party politicians from Liaoning Politicians from Dalian Dongbei University of Finance and Economics alumni Academic staff of Dongbei University of Finance and Economics Educators from Liaoning