Gui Shiyong (; February 1935 – 28 November 2003) was a Chinese economist and politician who served as director of the

State Council Research Office State Council Research Office () is the administrative office within the State Council of the People's Republic of China in charge of formulating policy, conducting research, policy recommendations and consultation on strategic, organizational, ser ...

from 1998 to 2001. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 9th and 10th

Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC, zh, 中国人民政治协商会议), also known as the People's PCC (, ) or simply the PCC (), is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of ...

. He was a representative of the

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and

15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (Simplified Chinese: 中国共产党第十五次全国代表大会) was held in Beijing between September 12 and 18, 1997. It was preceded by the 14th National Congress of the Chinese Commu ...

. He was an alternate member of the 13th and

14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 1992 to 1997. It held seven plenary sessions. It was preceded by the 13th Central Committee. It was elected by the 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party ...

, and a member of the

15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 1997 to 2002. The 14th Central Committee preceded it. It was followed by the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. This was the first Central Committee ...

Biography

Gui was born in

Hangzhou Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, whi ...

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiang ...

, in February 1935. In 1950, he entered the

Renmin University of China The Renmin University of China (RUC; ) is a national key public research university in Beijing, China. The university is affiliated to the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry and the Beijing Municipal People's Government. RUC ...

, majoring in industrial planning. He joined the

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(CCP) in July 1956. He became an assistant research fellow of the

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republ ...

in September 1956, and served until November 1969, when he was sent to the

May Seventh Cadre Schools The May Seventh Cadre Schools () were Chinese labor camps established during the Cultural Revolution that combined hard agricultural work with the study of Mao Zedong's writings in order to "re-educate" or ''laogai'' (reform through labor) cadres an ...

to do farm works in Qianjiang,

Hubei Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The prov ...

. During his term in office, he studied

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

under eminent economist

Sun Yefang Sun Yefang (; 24 October 1908 – 22 February 1983) was a pioneering Chinese economist. Biography Sun was born in Wuxi County (now Wuxi), Jiangsu, on 24 October 1908. His elder brother (1895–1980) was a politician in the government of th ...

. During the

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goal ...

, Gui, alongside , , and other four economists were labeled as "Eight Heavenly Guardians" () of the "Anti-Party Alliance" () of

Zhang Wentian Zhang Wentian (; 30 August 1900 – 1 July 1976), also known as Luo Fu (), was a high-ranking leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Born in Nanhui, he attended the Hohai Civil Engineering School in Nanjing and spent a year at the Univer ...

and Sun Yefang, and was also denounced as the "Revisionist Seedling" () cultivated by Sun Yefang. His''Seventy Articles of Industry'' () and its propaganda materials were criticized as "Big Poisonous Weeds" () by the

Red Guards Red Guards () were a mass student-led paramilitary social movement mobilized and guided by Chairman Mao Zedong in 1966 through 1967, during the first phase of the Cultural Revolution, which he had instituted.Teiwes According to a Red Guard lead ...

. Starting in March 1973, he successively served as research fellow, deputy director, and director of the State Planning Commission (now

National Development and Reform Commission The National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China (NDRC), formerly State Planning Commission and State Development Planning Commission, is a macroeconomic management agency under the State Council, which has br ...

). He was eventually promoted to secretary-general in June 1988. From March 1987 to June 1988, he also served a short term as deputy editor-in-chief of the ''

People's Daily The ''People's Daily'' () is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The newspaper provides direct information on the policies and viewpoints of the CCP. In addition to its main Chinese-language ...

'', the mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party. In September 1988, he became deputy director of the

, rising to director in March 1998. He concurrently served as vice president of the

Chinese Academy of Governance The Chinese Academy of Governance (), usually mentioned as the China National School of Administration by media, was a public administration academy for middle and senior government officials in China from 1994 to 2018. The academy was located at ...

between July 1994 and November 1999. On 28 November 2003, he died from an illness in

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, at the age of 68.

Publications

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gui, Shiyong 1935 births 2003 deaths People from Huzhou Renmin University of China alumni Chinese economists People's Republic of China politicians from Zhejiang Chinese Communist Party politicians from Zhejiang Members of the Standing Committee of the 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the Standing Committee of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Alternate members of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Alternate members of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party