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Compiled from the following sources:

Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006

Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 6/8/2006
Career Data Updated: 6/8/2006

PHOTO: Cheng Xiyuan
Cheng Xiyuan 程锡元
Executive Director of the China Telecom Corporation Limited
Born: 1944
Birthplace: Shanghai Municipality

Biography Highlight

Cheng Xiyuan, male, Han nationality, is a native of Shanghai. He was born in 1944, and graduated from the Chongqing Institute of Military Telecommunications and Engineering. He is executive director of the China Telecom Corporation Limited and chairman of the board of directors of the Shanghai Telecom Company Limited. He is a senior engineer with 36 years of operational and managerial experience in the telecommunications industry in China.

Recent Career Data

2002— President, Shanghai Telecom Company Limited Beijing Municipality
2002— Chairman, Shanghai Telecom Company Limited Shanghai Municipality
2001— Executive Director, China Telecom Corporation
1990—1995 Director General, Long Distance Telephone Bureau Shanghai Municipality