Liu Ruopeng
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Liu Ruopeng (Chinese: 刘若鹏; is a Chinese entrepreneur who founded the conglomerate Kuang-Chi.[2] He is also a member of the Chinese Communist Party and a National People's Congress deputy.[3]
Liu Ruopeng | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 24, 1983[1] |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Alma mater | Zhejiang University Duke University |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Early life
Liu has a bachelor's degree in engineering from Zhejiang University.[4] He has a master's degree and a doctorate from Duke University.[5][4]
Career
While a PhD student at Duke University,[5][4] Liu allegedly stole intellectual property from a United States Department of Defense-funded laboratory[6][7][8] and passed it to Chinese researchers. Liu was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), but ultimately was not charged with a crime. The incident is the subject of a book by ProPublica senior editor Daniel Golden, Spy Schools: How the CIA, FBI, and Foreign Intelligence Secretly Exploit America's Universities.[9]
In 2015, Liu bought a controlling stake in the loss making New Zealand company Martin Aircraft Company, makers of the yet to be commercially viable Martin Jetpack.[2][10]
He is the president of the Shenzhen-based Kuang-Chi Institute of Advanced Technology and the chairman of Hong Kong-listed KuangChi Science.[2]
Personal life
References
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