Xia Deren (Chinese: 夏德仁; 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 province, and the Party Secretary of Dalian.

Xia Deren at the World Economic Forum in Davos, 2007

Major academic works

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Honorable mentions

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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, in the book, The World Is Flat, chapter 1: While I was sleeping, section: The monitor is burning, interviews Xia Deren about education, Japanese corporations, and software development in Dalian, China.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Friedman, Thomas (2006). The World Is Flat. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. pp. 34 to 36. ISBN 978-0-374-29279-9.