Lou Jiwei (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. During the mid 1980s Lou went to work as the director of the Institute of Finance and Trade of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. In 1995 Lou became the vice-governor of Guizhou Province and shortly thereafter became the vice-minister of finance. In 1999 he became a member of the academic affairs committee of the State Council. As a protege of Premier Zhu Rongji, Lou played a pivotal role in overhauling the tax system of the People's Republic of China as well as managing its internal investments. In 2007, he served briefly as deputy secretary general of the State Council and became an alternate member of the 17th CPC Central Committee.