Liu Ruopeng

Liu Ruopeng
Born (1983-09-24) September 24, 1983 (age 43)
EducationZhejiang University
Duke University
Political party
Chinese Communist Party

Liu Ruopeng (Chinese: 刘若鹏) is a Chinese entrepreneur who founded the conglomerate Kuang-Chi. He is also a member of the Chinese Communist Party and a National People's Congress deputy.

Early life

Liu has a bachelor's degree in engineering from Zhejiang University. He has a master's degree and a doctorate from Duke University.

Career

While a PhD student at Duke University, Liu allegedly stole intellectual property from a United States Department of Defense-funded laboratory 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.

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.

He is the president of the Shenzhen-based Kuang-Chi Institute of Advanced Technology and the chairman of Hong Kong-listed KuangChi Science.

Personal life

Liu Ruopeng lives in Shenzhen, China.

References

  1. ↑ "Shenzhen Oral History - Liu Ruopeng: Continuous Innovation Helps China Become a Global Leader in Metamaterials". Shenzhen Evening News. Retrieved 17 February 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "'Elon Musk of China' aims to give the world a commercial jetpack - but is it just flight of fancy?". South China Morning Post. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "List of Members of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National Committee of China Association for Science and Technology - Liu Ruopeng". China Association for Science and Technology. Retrieved 16 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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  5. 1 2 3 "Liu Ruopeng". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "White House Considers Restricting Chinese Researchers Over Espionage Fears". The New York Times. 30 April 2018. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "How one graduate student allegedly stole Duke research to create a billion-dollar Chinese company". The Chronicle. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "How Spy Agencies Use American Universities to Secretly Recruit Students". Town & Country. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Golden, Daniel (10 October 2017). Spy Schools: How the CIA, FBI, and Foreign Intelligence Secretly Exploit America's Universities. Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 978-1-62779-636-1.
  10. ↑ "Liu Ruopeng - Jetpack backer ready for liftoff - Business - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2017.