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Biography

Xiong Xiaoge, male, Han nationality, is a native of Xiangtan, Hunan Province. He graduated from Hunan University in 1981.

Xiong Xiaoge, who was an interpreter and teacher of English in the Ministry of Electromechanics, was enrolled with the 3rd highest entrance examination scores in the country into the Department of News and International English Composition inthe Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. In autumn 1986, when he worked in the International News Department of Xinhua News Agency, Xiong Xiaoge won full scholarship to study in Boston University in the United States. At the end of 1987, after receiving a master's degree, he attended the Fletcher School of Laws and Diplomacy, where he received a doctorate degree in international economics and business philosophy. During the period, he worked for Canas Corporation, the biggest publishing house in the world, as chief editor of Electronics Herald, Asia Edition.

In 1993, Xiong represented IDG, in cooperation with Shanghai Municipal Commission of Science to establish the first technology venture company, in a joint venture enterprise, in the country. Xiong acted as the general manager of the company. In the same year, IDG worked with various Guangdong banks to establish another joint venture technology company. In 1998, Xiong represented IDG in the establishment Technology Venture Investment Funds with the Ministry of Science and Technology.