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Hu Deping (Chinese:胡德平;pinyin:Hú Dépíng; born November 1942) is a Chinese politician and former vice chairman of All-China General Chamber of Industry & Commerce, Secretary of National Association of Industry and Commerce (under theUnited Front Work Department of theCentral Committee of the Chinese Communist Party),[1] former chairman of China-Africa Business Council. He is the eldest son of lateChinese Communist Party General SecretaryHu Yaobang.[2]
Hu is a well-regarded economist in mainlandChina. In the 1970s, Hu Deping was largely responsible for restoring archaeology as an academic discipline after its destruction in theCultural Revolution. He is an acknowledged expert on the classic 18th century novelDream of the Red Chamber byCao Xueqin.[citation needed]
After departing from politics, Hu served as the chair of the National Cao Xueqin Foundation. Served as the chairman of the country's leading environmental NGO, the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation since 2008,[3] Hu is famous for his green development theory called "Green Locomotive". He believes that China's rapid growth in recent years was based on high energy consumption, excessive pollution, high emission and low efficiency. He urges the country to focus on sustainable development, what is called "Building a Green Locomotive for China", to enable the country to lead the global economy. Hu Deping is also known as the founding chairman of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation.[citation needed]
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