Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2007, Professor Jinglian Wu is a distinguished Chinese economist whose research and professional work have focused on theoretical economics, comparative institutional analysis, and China’s economic development and reform. Born in January 1930 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, he graduated from Fudan University in 1954 and subsequently pursued research at the Institute of Economics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, becoming a Research Fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 1983. From 1984, he served as Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Research Fellow at the Development Research Centre of the State Council, where he also held administrative and policy research positions. He subsequently held visiting research and teaching appointments at Yale University, the University of Oxford, Stanford University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His professional service has included membership of the Monetary Policy Committee of the People’s Bank of China, the Standing Committee of the 9th and 10th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and its Economic Affairs Committee. He currently serves as Research Fellow at the Development Research Centre of the State Council, Baosteel Distinguished Chair Professor of Economics at China Europe International Business School, and Professor at Peking University and the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He is also Honorary President of the International Economic Association and has received honorary doctorates from universities in Hong Kong. His professional career has encompassed economic research, policy advisory work, comparative economics, and higher education.