Liu Qing (, born 1978 in

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

) or Jean Liu, is a Chinese business executive. Liu is the President of

Didi Chuxing Didi may refer to: Arts and entertainment * "Didi" (song), a song by Khaled * Didi, the principal character in ''Didi's Comedy Show'', a German comedy television show * Didi Pickles, mother of Tommy and Dil in the cartoons ''Rugrats'' and ''All ...

("DiDi", formerly known as Didi Duache and Didi Kuaidi), China's largest mobile transportation platform. She worked at

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Asia for 12 years, becoming a managing director in 2012, before switching to Didi Dache serving as its chief operating officer in July 2014. After joining Didi Dache, she led the strategic merger between Didi Dache and its main competitor Kuaidi Dache which then created the car hailing company named Didi Kuaidi (later rebranded as Didi Chuxing) in 2015. In 2017, Liu was included on the annual ''Time'' 100 list of the most influential people in the world. She forced

Uber Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber), based in San Francisco, provides mobility as a service, ride-hailing (allowing users to book a car and driver to transport them in a way similar to a taxi), food delivery (Uber Eats and Postmates), package ...

out of the Chinese market when she, and Cheng Wei, got Uber to sell its China operation.

Early life and education

Liu was born in 1978 in Beijing. She is the daughter of Chinese businessman and

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founder

Liu Chuanzhi Liu Chuanzhi (; born 29 April 1944) is a Chinese entrepreneur. Liu is the founder of Lenovo, the world's largest personal computer vendor by unit sales. He remains one of the leaders of the company. Business activities Lenovo By the early ...

, and the granddaughter of Liu Gushu, a senior executive banker at the

Bank of China The Bank of China (BOC; ) is a Chinese majority state-owned commercial bank headquartered in Beijing and the fourth largest bank in the world. The Bank of China was founded in 1912 by the Republican government as China's central bank, repl ...

. She received a bachelor's degree in Computer Science at

Peking University Peking University (PKU; ) is a public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education. Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charter ...

, and a master's degree in Computer Science at

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

. She received an honorary Doctor of Commercial Science from New York University.

Personal life

Liu currently lives in Beijing with her family. In October 2015, Liu announced internally that she was being treated for breast cancer at the age of 37. In early December 2015, she posted on her Weibo that she would return to work by the end of December after a two-month treatment. According to DiDi, she is now fine and "has been in all-in mode for quite some time". Liu is married and has three children. After being named one of the "50 Most Powerful Moms of 2016" by ''Working Mother'', Liu spoke about how she balanced working for DiDi with her relationship with her three kids.

References

External links

Corporate Website of Didi Chuxing
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