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Guo Shuyan
Quách thụ ngôn
Governor ofHubei
In office
1990–1993
Party ChiefGuan Guangfu
Preceded byGuo Zhenqian
Succeeded byJia Zhijie
Personal details
BornOctober 1935(1935)
Zhenping County, Henan,China
Died23 January 2022 (aged 86–87)
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materNankai University,Ural Polytechnic Institute

Guo Shuyan(Chinese:Quách thụ ngôn;October 1935 – 23 January 2022)[1]was a Chinese engineer and politician. He served as Governor ofHubeiProvince from 1990 to 1993. He also served as the deputy director of theState Science and Technology Commissionfrom 1985 to 1990 and deputy director of theThree Gorges ProjectConstruction Committee from 1993 to 2003.

Early life and education

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Guo Shuyan was born in October 1935 inZhenping County, Henan,Republic of China.[2][3]He attendedNankai Universityin 1952,[3]before going to theSoviet Unionto study at theUral Polytechnic Institute,where he earned a degree inmetallurgyin 1959.[2]He joined theChinese Communist Partyin 1957.[4]

Career

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In 1959, in the midst of theGreat Leap Forward,Guo returned to China and worked at the Shenyang Manufacturing Research Institute of theFirst Ministry of Machine Building.[2]He would work at the institute for nearly two decades, later rising to deputy director.[3]

From 1978 to 1982, Guo served as deputy director and Chief Engineer of theInstitute of High Energy Physicsof theChinese Academy of Sciences.[3]He served as deputy director of the Bureau of Development Estimates of theState Science and Technology Commissionfrom 1982 to 1983, and deputy director of the Science and Technology Leading Group of theState Councilfrom 1983 to 1984.[3]

From 1985 to 1990, Guo served as deputy director of theState Science and Technology Commission.[2][5]In this capacity, he was instrumental in introducing the Chinese-developed anti-malarial drugartemisininto Africa.[6]

In 1990, Guo was appointed Governor and Deputy Party Secretary ofHubeiProvince.[3][4]His predecessor,Guo Zhenqian(no relation), had disagreed withGuan Guangfu,theParty Secretaryof Hubei, over the ambitious "Rising Abruptly" strategy, which aimed to dramatically increase the province's economic output.[7]However, Guo Shuyan also proved incompatible with Guan, and similarly ended his term prematurely.[7]

From 1993 to 2003, Guo Shuyan served as deputy director of theThree Gorges ProjectConstruction Committee.[4]He also concurrently served as deputy director of theState Planning Commissionfrom 1993 to 1998.[3]From 2003 to 2008, he served as Vice Chairman of theFinancial and Economic Affairs Committeeof the10th National People's Congress.[4]

References

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  1. ^Quách thụ ngôn đồng chí thệ thế, tằng nhậm hồ bắc tỉnh tỉnh trường, nguyên quốc vụ viện tam hiệp bạn chủ nhậmArchived14 February 2022 at theWayback Machine(in Chinese)
  2. ^abcdDai, Qing(2016).The River Dragon Has Come! – Three Gorges Dam and the Fate of China's Yangtze River and Its People.Routledge. p. 222.ISBN978-1-315-50276-2.
  3. ^abcdefg"Giản lịch: Toàn quốc nhân đại thường vụ ủy viên hội ủy viên quách thụ ngôn".Sohu.Retrieved25 August2019.
  4. ^abcd"Biography of Guo Shuyan".China Vitae.Retrieved25 August2019.
  5. ^"Đặng tiểu bình nam tuần trung tiên vi nhân tri đích cố sự: Sáp liễu bất khiếu xuân tri đạo".China Institute for Reform and Development.Retrieved26 August2019.
  6. ^Zhang, Jianfang (2013).A Detailed Chronological Record of Project 523 and the Discovery and Development of Qinghaosu (Artemisinin).Strategic Book Publishing. pp. 125–6.ISBN978-1-62212-164-9.
  7. ^abHendrischke, Hans (2013).The Political Economy of China's Provinces: Competitive and Comparative Advantage.Routledge. p. 166.ISBN978-1-134-62101-9.
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