Chen Tong, male, Han, nationality, graduated from Beijing Industrial University with a bachelor's degree in engineering. He earned a master's degree in telecommunications from Beijing Science and Engineering University.
A former chief editor of Lifang On-Line, Chen helped develop content for their website. He left Lifang to become the chief of the news center at Sina.com. In this position, where he supervised content, Chen oversaw the reporting of events such as the Kosovo War, an earthquake in Taiwan, and China's accession into the World Trade Organization. He is credited with establishing Sina.com as one of the top websites in the country.
Chen holds the deputy president post at Sina.com.