Chen Jitong . diplomat, general and scholar during the late Qing dynasty. Chen was born in Houguan, in present day Fuzhou. In 1869 he started to study French language at the school attached to the Fuzhou shipyward. In 1876, he was selected to accompany Shen Baozhen to Europe and he wrote a book on his impressions after his return to China the following year. He subsequently served on a number of important positions in the Qing foreign service. While serving as a diplomat in France, he wrote several famous works in French, becoming the first Francophone Chinese author.
In 1891, he was dismissed from all official positions and settled in Shanghai. Following China's defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War, he served as foreign minister of the short-lived Republic of Formosa.
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Chen Boda
Chen Boda was born 1904 in Hui'an and died on 20 September 1989 in Beijing.
He was a communist organizer who participated in the 1926–1927 and later went to Moscow to study for four years. In 1930, Chen Boda returned to China to teach in Beijing. From 1937 on, he worked as a teacher in Yan'an.
In 1951, he wrote an article with the title ''Mao Zedong's theory of the Chinese Revolution is the combination of Marxism-Leninism with the Chinese Revolution'' and a book entitled ''Mao Zedong on the Chinese Revolution''. These works made him one of the most important interpreters of Mao Zedong's thoughts. In 1958, he became the of the party journal '''' .
Chen Boda was placed as temporary head of the Communist government's propaganda machine alongside Jiang Qing during the Cultural Revolution when the previous leader, Lu Ting-yi was deposed.
Chen Boda participated in the Cultural Revolution and became a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo. In 1971, he spoke out against excesses and suddenly disappeared.
After the Cultural Revolution, he was tried by the new regime as a collaborator with the . He was sentenced to eighteen years in prison, but was released shortly afterwards due to his ill health.
He was a communist organizer who participated in the 1926–1927 and later went to Moscow to study for four years. In 1930, Chen Boda returned to China to teach in Beijing. From 1937 on, he worked as a teacher in Yan'an.
In 1951, he wrote an article with the title ''Mao Zedong's theory of the Chinese Revolution is the combination of Marxism-Leninism with the Chinese Revolution'' and a book entitled ''Mao Zedong on the Chinese Revolution''. These works made him one of the most important interpreters of Mao Zedong's thoughts. In 1958, he became the of the party journal '''' .
Chen Boda was placed as temporary head of the Communist government's propaganda machine alongside Jiang Qing during the Cultural Revolution when the previous leader, Lu Ting-yi was deposed.
Chen Boda participated in the Cultural Revolution and became a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo. In 1971, he spoke out against excesses and suddenly disappeared.
After the Cultural Revolution, he was tried by the new regime as a collaborator with the . He was sentenced to eighteen years in prison, but was released shortly afterwards due to his ill health.
Benny Chan Ho Man
Benny Chan Ho Man is a Hong Kong actor and singer. His performance in the TVB series "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 1996" won him much praise as he took on the male lead as a first time actor. His portrayal of Duan Yu in "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 1996" swept him into fame and brought him many acting opportunities, consequently making him a well known character in Hong Kong and later on in different parts of Aisa. He broke up with popular TVB actress Charmaine Sheh in November, 2006.
Chan's most well known song is Journey to the West II's theme song. He also sang the themesongs for Journey to the West II, Dragon Love, Gods of Honour, Silver Mouse, Qian Long Xia Jiang Nan, and A Pillow Case of Mystery and the subthemes for Journey to the West II, Anti-Crime Squad, Silver Mouse, Vigilante Force, and Qian Long Xia Jiang Nan. His rendition of Chinese versions of two Pokemon songs has won him several awards.
*The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils
*Dark Tales II
*Journey to the West II
*Anti-Crime Squad
*Dragon Love
*Zhuang Ya Princess
*Reaching Out
*Gods of Honour
*Silver Mouse
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*Network Love Story
*Vigilante Force
*Qian Long Xia Jiang Nan
*Carry Me Fly and Walk Off
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*Deadful Melody
*The Undercover Swordsman
*Hi-Fly
*Yan Hua San Yue
*A Pillow Case of Mystery
*The Biter Bitten
*Da Qing Hou Gong
*Love Machine
*Legend of the Demigods
*A Change of Destiny
*Chor Lau Heung
*Liao Zhai 2
*Bao Qing Tian
*Chocolate Lovers
*The Legend of Chu Liu Xiang
*Love and the City
*Made in Heaven
*The Last Ghost Standing
*The Final Winner
*Salon Beauty
*Love is a Butterfly
Music
Chan's most well known song is Journey to the West II's theme song. He also sang the themesongs for Journey to the West II, Dragon Love, Gods of Honour, Silver Mouse, Qian Long Xia Jiang Nan, and A Pillow Case of Mystery and the subthemes for Journey to the West II, Anti-Crime Squad, Silver Mouse, Vigilante Force, and Qian Long Xia Jiang Nan. His rendition of Chinese versions of two Pokemon songs has won him several awards.
Filmography
Television Series
*The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils
*Dark Tales II
*Journey to the West II
*Anti-Crime Squad
*Dragon Love
*Zhuang Ya Princess
*Reaching Out
*Gods of Honour
*Silver Mouse
*
*Network Love Story
*Vigilante Force
*Qian Long Xia Jiang Nan
*Carry Me Fly and Walk Off
*
*Deadful Melody
*The Undercover Swordsman
*Hi-Fly
*Yan Hua San Yue
*A Pillow Case of Mystery
*The Biter Bitten
*Da Qing Hou Gong
*Love Machine
*Legend of the Demigods
*A Change of Destiny
*Chor Lau Heung
*Liao Zhai 2
*Bao Qing Tian
*Chocolate Lovers
*The Legend of Chu Liu Xiang
Movies
*Love and the City
*Made in Heaven
*The Last Ghost Standing
*The Final Winner
*Salon Beauty
*Love is a Butterfly
Aw Boon Haw
Aw Boon Haw was a Burmese Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for introducing Tiger Balm. His family was of Hakka descent and his ancestors were from in Fujian Province. Haw later migrated to Singapore, where he began the business of Tiger Red Balm with his brother, Aw Boon Par. His legacy is found in the Haw Par Villas throughout Asia, with locations in Singapore, Hong Kong, and the Fujian Province.
Haw founded several newspapers, including '''' and '''' , which are both based in Malaysia today. ''Sing Tao Daily'' dates back to 1938 and is currently based in Hong Kong.
While on a trip to Hong Kong from Boston in 1954, Haw died at the age of 72 from a heart attack following a major operation.
Aw Boon Haw is often translated into Cantonese as Wu Man Fu in Hong Kong. Aw's has a daughter called Wu Sin , who used to be a member in the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Haw founded several newspapers, including '''' and '''' , which are both based in Malaysia today. ''Sing Tao Daily'' dates back to 1938 and is currently based in Hong Kong.
While on a trip to Hong Kong from Boston in 1954, Haw died at the age of 72 from a heart attack following a major operation.
Aw Boon Haw is often translated into Cantonese as Wu Man Fu in Hong Kong. Aw's has a daughter called Wu Sin , who used to be a member in the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Zheng Xiaoyu
Zheng Xiaoyu was director of the State Food and Drug Administration of the People's Republic of China. He was sentenced to death in the at on May 29, 2007. He was on July 10, 2007 for corruption and possibly tainted products in Mainland China.
Born in Fuzhou, Fujian, Zheng Xiaoyu received his bachelor's degree in biology from Fudan University in 1968. He joined the Communist Party of China in November 1979.
Zheng was director of the State Pharmaceutical Administration from 1994 to 1998, head of the State Drug Administration from 1998 to 2003, and director of the State Food and Drug Administration from 2003 to 2005.
In May 2007, Zheng was convicted of taking bribes and dereliction of duty and sentenced to death by a trial court in Beijing. These corrupt practices are believed to have led to 40 deaths in Panama from cough syrup that contained diethylene glycol in place of glycerin. Zheng had been convicted of personally approving unproven and unsafe medicines after taking bribes from eight pharmaceutical companies totaling more than 6.49 million , , the former head of China's ministry of food and drug safety, which resulted in at least a hundred patient deaths , or thousands according the Chinese claims on the internet, and as a result, he was sentenced to death in the trial. It was also discovered during his eight year reign as the head of China's ministry of food and drug safety, Zheng personally ordered the approvals of more than 150,000 new medicines, an average of astonishing 134 times that of USA's FDA, which only approves 140 or so new medicines annually. Most of those 150,000 medicines were the products of the eight pharmaceutical companies that bribed Zheng, and a single unsafe medication of Anhui Hua Yuan Company resulted 14 patient deaths and hundreds being permanently disabled, while several thousand fell seriously ill. Zheng's former deputy was also convicted, for accepting more than two million to help Zheng Xiaoyu. The former deputy was sentenced to a two year delayed death sentence and a new system for unsafe food recall would be implemented by the end of the year. However, the general public sentiment in China was that this was only the tip of the iceberg, because in the case of Zheng, the exact amount of the bribe was much higher than what has been revealed so far, and this is confirmed by Zheng's confession: in March 2007, Zheng admitted that the exact amount might never be known for sure because the 6.49 million was only what he accepted, and his wife and son also accepted separate huge amount of bribe which he was not part of, and the investigation on Zheng's family was still on-going. The Chinese public also believes that as the investigation deepens, the number of confirmed patient deaths and disabilities will increase.
Zheng entered an appeal for leniency on June 12, saying that the sentence was "too severe" citing the fact that he had confessed his crimes and cooperated with investigators. However, the court ruled that he was a "great danger" to the country and its reputation.
The appeal was rejected on June 22 and he was executed on July 10, 2007 . State media did not report the method of execution. It is believed that most such sentences are now carried out by lethal injection rather than by firing squad .
Biography
Born in Fuzhou, Fujian, Zheng Xiaoyu received his bachelor's degree in biology from Fudan University in 1968. He joined the Communist Party of China in November 1979.
Zheng was director of the State Pharmaceutical Administration from 1994 to 1998, head of the State Drug Administration from 1998 to 2003, and director of the State Food and Drug Administration from 2003 to 2005.
In May 2007, Zheng was convicted of taking bribes and dereliction of duty and sentenced to death by a trial court in Beijing. These corrupt practices are believed to have led to 40 deaths in Panama from cough syrup that contained diethylene glycol in place of glycerin. Zheng had been convicted of personally approving unproven and unsafe medicines after taking bribes from eight pharmaceutical companies totaling more than 6.49 million , , the former head of China's ministry of food and drug safety, which resulted in at least a hundred patient deaths , or thousands according the Chinese claims on the internet, and as a result, he was sentenced to death in the trial. It was also discovered during his eight year reign as the head of China's ministry of food and drug safety, Zheng personally ordered the approvals of more than 150,000 new medicines, an average of astonishing 134 times that of USA's FDA, which only approves 140 or so new medicines annually. Most of those 150,000 medicines were the products of the eight pharmaceutical companies that bribed Zheng, and a single unsafe medication of Anhui Hua Yuan Company resulted 14 patient deaths and hundreds being permanently disabled, while several thousand fell seriously ill. Zheng's former deputy was also convicted, for accepting more than two million to help Zheng Xiaoyu. The former deputy was sentenced to a two year delayed death sentence and a new system for unsafe food recall would be implemented by the end of the year. However, the general public sentiment in China was that this was only the tip of the iceberg, because in the case of Zheng, the exact amount of the bribe was much higher than what has been revealed so far, and this is confirmed by Zheng's confession: in March 2007, Zheng admitted that the exact amount might never be known for sure because the 6.49 million was only what he accepted, and his wife and son also accepted separate huge amount of bribe which he was not part of, and the investigation on Zheng's family was still on-going. The Chinese public also believes that as the investigation deepens, the number of confirmed patient deaths and disabilities will increase.
Zheng entered an appeal for leniency on June 12, saying that the sentence was "too severe" citing the fact that he had confessed his crimes and cooperated with investigators. However, the court ruled that he was a "great danger" to the country and its reputation.
The appeal was rejected on June 22 and he was executed on July 10, 2007 . State media did not report the method of execution. It is believed that most such sentences are now carried out by lethal injection rather than by firing squad .
Zhang Gaoli
Zhang Gaoli is the current CPC Tianjin Committee Secretary. He was the Party Secretary in the economic sprawl of Shandong province until March of 2007.
Zhang joined the in November 1973, and he is an economist by profession. He was educated at Xiamen University in Xiamen from 1965 to 1970.
From 1997 to 2002 he held prominent leadership positions in the special economic zone of Shenzhen and the provincial government of Guangdong, and was instrumental in the economic development of region. An economic thinker, Zhang was then entrusted with the economic development of Shandong, where he was the first-in-charge CPC Shandong Committee Secretary.
Before the 17th Party Congress the central leadership moved Zhang in a provincial leadership reshuffle to lead the coastal city of Tianjin. He is believed to be an emerging member of the fifth generation of Chinese leadership.
Biography
Zhang joined the in November 1973, and he is an economist by profession. He was educated at Xiamen University in Xiamen from 1965 to 1970.
From 1997 to 2002 he held prominent leadership positions in the special economic zone of Shenzhen and the provincial government of Guangdong, and was instrumental in the economic development of region. An economic thinker, Zhang was then entrusted with the economic development of Shandong, where he was the first-in-charge CPC Shandong Committee Secretary.
Before the 17th Party Congress the central leadership moved Zhang in a provincial leadership reshuffle to lead the coastal city of Tianjin. He is believed to be an emerging member of the fifth generation of Chinese leadership.
Zhang Dingcheng
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