트립닷컴의 공동창업자인 중국계 미국인 James Liang은 (*또 다른 공동창업자는 중국 국적) 트립닷컴의 주요주주이자 기업인인 동시에 베이징대 사회과학과 인구통계학을 연구하는 교수다; 매우 흥미로운 이력을 보유하고 있네; 보유지분 가치만 3천억이 넘어보이는데, 교수 생활은 즐기면서 하는 듯

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James Jianzhang Liang (梁建章; born December 1969) is a Chinese American social scientist and businessman. He is the executive chairman, former CEO, and co-founder of Trip.com Group.^[3] Liang is a research professor of applied economics at Peking University, conducting research on demographics and social sciences.^[4][5] Liang has been vocal on China's population policies since 2012^[6][7] and in generating public interest in issues such as education and urban planning.^[8]

Early life[edit]

Liang entered a special class for gifted youths (少年班) at Fudan University in Shanghai in 1985. He studied at Fudan University for one year before leaving to attend Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States.^[9][10]

Liang received a master's degree in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1989, and a PhD in economics from Stanford University in 2011.^[11]

Career[edit]

Business[edit]

From 1991 to 1999, 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.^[12]

Liang co-founded Ctrip in 1999, with Neil Shen, Min Fan, and Ji Qi. He was the CEO from 2000 to January 2006, and from March 2013 to November 2016, and chairman since August 2003.^[13] In November 2016, Jane Jie Sun succeeded him as CEO, with Liang remaining as executive chairman.^[12][14]

Liang is a board member of BTG Hotels (Group) Co. Ltd (SHA: 600258),^[15] Tongcheng-Elong (HK: 0780),^[16] and MakeMyTrip (NASDAQ: MMYT).^[17]

Academia[edit]

Liang is a scholar of demographics, entrepreneurship, and innovation research. In recent years, he has advocated for the restructuring of China's population and family planning policies, drawing public attention to key issues such as education, ageing, and urban planning.^[6][8]

He is a co-author of the book Too Many People in China?, which analyzes the impact of the one-child policy and the adverse effects of demographic changes on China's economy. He 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.^[18] Liang published a demographics-focused novel in 2020, After Immortality, based on a dystopian society.^[19]

In 2021, Liang taught a lecture series, 15 Lectures on Demographic Economics, where he shared his research findings and policy suggestions.^[20] The lecture series was released under the title Age of Ultra-Low Fertility: Population Economics as a podcast and article series, where 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.^{[citation needed]}

Publications[edit]

• After Immortality^[19]
• The Demographics of Innovation: Why Demographics is a Key to the Innovation Race'^[21]
• Too Many People in China?^[21]
• The Rise of the Network Society'^[21]

References[edit]

1. ^ "Executive Profile: Jianzhang Liang Ph.D." Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
2. ^ "SEC Filing". Trip.com Group Limited. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
3. ^ "Trip.com Group". group.trip.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
4. ^ "James Liang". Retrieved 4 July 2018.
5. ^ Liang, James (2017-11-21). Demographics of Innovation. Wiley. doi:10.1002/9781119408963. ISBN 9781119408925.
6. ^ Jump up to:^a b "Liang: Expecting China to Completely Reverse Its Family Planning Policy". Bloomberg News.
7. ^ "另一个梁建章：放下生意，研究人口学_腾讯新闻". new.qq.com. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
8. ^ Jump up to:^a b "Population management could be key to winning the US-China tech race". South China Morning Post. 2019-07-20.
9. ^ "心愿母校永远是一流——记复旦大学首届少年班25周年重逢". Fudan University Alumni Association. 2010-07-15. Archived from the original on 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
10. ^ "携程梁建章:永在"未完成"状态的天才企业家--《青年文学家》2016年04期". www.cnki.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
11. ^ "GSM 梁建章". Peking University Guanghua School of Management. Archived from the original on 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
12. ^ Jump up to:^a b "Ctrip CEO James Liang leaves post abruptly – Push-out Score – Page 6126". Exechange.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
13. ^ "Ctrip – Investor Relations – Biography". ir.ctrip.com. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
14. ^ "Ctrip Appoints Jane Jie Sun As CEO, James Liang Remains Executive Chairman – China Money Network". www.chinamoneynetwork.com. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
15. ^ "600258.CN | BTG Hotels (Group) Co. Ltd. A Company Profile & Executives – WSJ". www.wsj.com. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
16. ^ "Tongcheng-Elong | Board of Directors". www.tcelir.com. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
17. ^ "MakeMyTrip Limited – Investors – Governance – Board of Directors". investors.makemytrip.com. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
18. ^ Liang, James (2018-02-20). The Demographics of Innovation: Why Demographics is a Key to the Innovation Race. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781119408925.
19. ^ Jump up to:^a b 梁建, 章 (29 July 2020). 永生之后（携程创始人、人口学家梁建章首部科幻寓言小说，作家六六推荐！人类到底应不应该选择永生？）. 浙江文艺出版社.
20. ^ 梁建章. "梁建章：什么是当下最重要的问题？". Weixin Official Accounts Platform. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
21. ^ Jump up to:^a b c "James Liang". Retrieved 11 June 2018.