Person
Hua Sheng
Economist. He studied at the Nanjing Institute of Technology (now Southeast University) from 1978 to 1982 and in 1986 was among the first people named national experts with outstanding contributions. From the 1980s he helped originate and advance dual-track pricing, and later played a significant role in debates on state asset management and the split-share structure reform. His awards include the Sun Yefang Economics Prize and the China Economic Theory Innovation Award.
Background
Hua Sheng is an economist. From 1978 to 1982 he studied at the Nanjing Institute of Technology (now Southeast University), where he earned a bachelor’s degree. In 1986 he was named among the first group of “National Experts with Outstanding Contributions”. The price dual-track system, the state-owned assets management system and the split-share structure reform were three major changes that shaped the course of China’s economic reform, and he was one of the principal proposers and promoters of these changes; he has received awards including the Sun Yefang Economics Prize and the China Economic Theory Innovation Award.
According to Southeast University, Hua Sheng serves as executive vice president of the China Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs, vice chairman of the Beijing Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, and president of Yenching Overseas Chinese University, as well as professor and doctoral supervisor at Southeast University and president of the Southeast University Beijing Alumni Association. In October 2016, he was invited to serve as dean of Southeast University’s Institute of National Development and Policy Studies.
In 2008, the 30th anniversary of reform and opening up, Hua Sheng and his long-time collaborators again published a long article to mark the occasion, advocating a gradual shift from economic reform to social and political reform. In recent years he has conducted research in areas such as land and housing, income distribution and social transformation.
Last updated 18 October 2026