Chen Xiaolu | |
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陈小鲁 | |
Born | |
Died | 28 February 2018 | (aged 71)
Alma mater | Beijing No. 8 High School |
Occupation(s) | Military officer, entrepreneur |
Organization | Anbang |
Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Spouse |
Su Huining
(m. 1975; died 2018) |
Parent | Chen Yi |
Relatives | Chen Haosu (brother) |
Chen Xiaolu (simplified Chinese: 陈小鲁; traditional Chinese: 陳小魯; pinyin: Chén Xiǎolǔ; 30 July 1946 – 28 February 2018) was a Chinese military officer and businessman. As a son of Marshal Chen Yi, he was one of China's most prominent princelings, or children of high officials.[1] He held the rank of colonel when he quit his military and government posts in 1992 and entered business. His military background and princeling status helped his businesses expand to great sizes. He was an early director of privately held Anbang, which grew into an insurance giant.[1][2] In 2013, he made national headlines when he publicly confessed and apologized for torturing and persecuting his teachers during the Cultural Revolution. He has been called the "conscience" of princelings.[1]