James Jianzhang Liang is a Chinese businessman, and the executive chairman, former CEO, and co-founder of Trip.
13 Facts About James Liang
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James Liang has been vocal on China's population policies in recent years and in generating public interest in issues such as education and urban planning.
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James Liang entered special class for gifted youths at Fudan University in Shanghai in 1985 and studied for one year before leaving for attending the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States.
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James Liang received a master of arts in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1989 and a doctor of philosophy in economics from Stanford University in 2011.
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From 1991 to 1999, James Liang worked for Oracle Corporation in the US and China, in technical and managerial roles, rising to head of Oracle China's ERP consulting division.
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James Liang co-founded Ctrip in 1999, with Neil Shen, Min Fan, and Ji Qi.
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James Liang was the CEO from 2000 to January 2006, and from March 2013 to November 2016, and chairman since August 2003.
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In November 2016, Jane Jie Sun succeeded him as CEO, with James Liang remaining as executive chairman.
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James Liang is a scholar of demographics, entrepreneurship, and innovation research.
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James Liang is the author of multiple other publications, including The Rise of the Network Society, The Chinese Dream Calls for the Chinese Child, and his 2018 book, The Demographics of Innovation.
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James Liang published a demographics-focused novel in 2020, After Immortality, based on a dystopian society.
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In 2021, James Liang taught a lecture series, 15 Lectures on Demographic Economics, where he shared his research findings and policy suggestions.
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The lecture series was released under the title Age of Ultra-Low Fertility: Population Economics as a podcast and article series, where James Liang called on all sectors of society to recognize the impact the low fertility rate, ageing population and other realities will continue to have on Chinese society after the liberalization of the three-child policy, whilst advocating for the government to actively encourage raising fertility.