Famous regional economist. Honorary Director of the Research Center for Western Development of China Academy of Social Sciences, Professor of Graduate School, Vice President and Secretary General of China Regional Economics Association.

Reason for selection:

Professor Chen Dongsheng has successively undertaken and presided over a series of major national projects and regional development ideas and countermeasures, such as the Strategic Study of Productivity Distribution in China during the Seventh Five-Year Plan and the Next Ten Years (1990-2000), the Study of Regional Economic Policy in China in 1990s and the Study of Economic Development in Western China. He put forward the idea that the east and the west should work together to promote the development of the western region, which was affirmed by the central government.

Resume of Li Junru

Vice President of Party School of the CPC Central Committee, researcher, doctoral supervisor, winner of special government allowance of the State Council, member of the 10th CPPCC, and member of the 11th CPPCC Standing Committee. In April 2009, he was elected as the chairman of the Central directly under the authority Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese.

Reason for selection:

For many years, Li Junru has been active in the field of great man theory research and propaganda, and is a "heavyweight" expert in the field of great man theory research and China's practical problems. It plays a more active and important role in theoretical innovation and theoretical propaganda. He put forward the idea of the third ideological emancipation, which aroused people's strong concern.

Resume of Ren Yuling

Member of the 8th Session of China People's Political Consultative Conference, and member of the 9th and 10th Standing Committee. Well-known economist, counselor of the State Council, president of the East, Central and West Regional Development and Reform Research Institute.

Reason for selection:

Participated in the adjustment of national policies for many times, and put forward the viewpoints of medical corruption, housing reform, streamlining institutions and rural development. , and was adopted, which triggered a heated discussion in society, known as the "Ren Yuling phenomenon".

Professor Zhang, doctoral supervisor, member of the 11th Five-Year Plan Expert Committee of China Renmin University.

Reason for selection:

Professor Zhang has been engaged in the research of regional economic relations and policies, urban and regional public policies for a long time, and presided over many major national projects. In recent years, he has done a lot of fruitful work in comprehensively implementing Scientific Outlook on Development and coordinating regional development strategy research, and some of his views have been adopted by national decision-making bodies. Its work mainly highlights three aspects: as one of the 37 members of the National Eleventh Five-Year Plan Expert Committee, it has done important consultation and demonstration work on the outline of the National Eleventh Five-Year Plan; Take the lead in putting forward the suggestion of extending the policies of northeast and other old industrial bases and western regions to the central region.

Young scholar award:

Resume of Dong Fan

He is currently a professor at the School of Management of Beijing Normal University, director of the Real Estate Research Center of Beijing Normal University, doctoral supervisor, member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Revolutionary Committee and member of the Expert Committee of the Ministry of Construction.

Reason for selection:

Dong Fan was once one of the youngest associate professors and professors in the field of social sciences in China. The scientific research activities of college students initiated and promoted by him have attracted the attention of the whole country, which is called "Dong Fan phenomenon". It is the earliest proponent and active promoter of China's idea of implementing mortgage loan for house purchase and establishing the second-board market. It is also the only representative of young scholars selected in this selection.