Xue Muqiao

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Xue Muqiao (Chinese: 薛暮桥; pinyin: Xuē Mùqiáo; October 25, 1904 - July 22, 2005) was a Chinese economist. He was instrumental in introducing and implementing economic reforms that transformed China into a market economy.

Xue was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province as Xue Yulin (薛雨林). He served as the director of National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China in 1950's. He was a fellow of Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2005, Xue received the first Outstanding Achievement Award of Economics in China.

External links

Guardian Unlimited obituary
Encyclopaedia Britannica article
Fengbo Zhang: Cherishing the memory of Xue-Muqiao
Brief Biography of Xue Muqiao article

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Name	Xue Muqiao
Alternative names	Xue Yuling
Short description	Chinese economist
Date of birth	October 25, 1904
Place of birth	Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China
Date of death	July 22, 2005
Place of death	Beijing, China

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