International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, IEAS

Academician

Tieying LI

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Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 1999, Professor Tieying Li is a distinguished Chinese electronics scientist and social scientist whose career has encompassed electronics research, economic and social policy, higher education, and academic administration. Born in September 1936 in Bao’an, Shaanxi Province, and a native of Changsha, Hunan Province, he studied at the Second High School Attached to Beijing Normal University and the Beijing Russian Language Training School from 1950 to 1955 before pursuing studies in physics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Czechoslovakia, graduating in 1961. Upon returning to China, he joined the Ministry of National Defense as a technician and subsequently held research and management positions at research institutes under the former Fourth Ministry of Machine-Building, where he later served as Chief Engineer and Deputy Director. From 1981 to 1985, he held senior Party and government positions in Liaoning Province, including Secretary of the Shenyang Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee. At the national level, he served as Minister of Electronics Industry from 1985 to 1988; Minister in charge of the State Commission for Restructuring the Economic System from 1987 to 1988 and again from 1993 to 1998; and State Councilor and Minister in charge of the State Education Commission from 1988 to 1993. He served as a Member of the Political Bureau of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China from 1987 to 2002. From 1998 to 2003, he served as President and Party Secretary of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), followed by service as Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People’s Congress from 2003 to 2008. He currently serves as Honorary President of the China Science Center of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences.

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Professor Li’s research and professional work have spanned electronics, integrated circuit technology, and the social sciences, with particular emphasis on the development of China’s early semiconductor industry. He participated in the research and development of China’s first integrated circuit chip and a series of ultra-high-speed integrated circuits, for which he received the 1978 National Science Conference Prize. During his tenure as President of CASS, he was involved in the development and reform of the Academy’s research and administrative programmes, as well as in promoting interdisciplinary research and international academic exchange. He has authored the Enrich Series on China’s Economic Reform and numerous scholarly and policy-oriented articles addressing economic reform and social development. Through his combined experience in scientific research, public administration, and academic leadership, Professor Li has contributed to the development of research and policy discussions concerning electronics, economic reform, education, and broader questions of social and economic development in China.