Dee C. Chuan

Dee C. Chuan
李清泉
Born	Dee Ching Chuan (Hokkien POJ: Lí Chheng-choân) (Mandarin Pinyin: Lǐ Qīngquán) (1888-08-13)August 13, 1888 Tsìnkang, Fukien, Qing China
Died	October 27, 1940(1940-10-27) (aged 52) Monrovia, California, U.S.
Resting place	Manila Chinese Cemetery, Manila, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Education	St. Joseph's College
Occupation(s)	Businessman, philanthropist

Dee Ching Chuan (Chinese: 李清泉; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Chheng-choân) (August 13, 1888 – October 27, 1940) was a prominent Chinese Filipino businessman, philanthropist, and activist known as the Philippine "Lumber King" during the American colonial rule. He was the youngest president of the Philippine Chinese General Chamber of Commerce from 1919 to 1924 (later renamed as the Filipino Chinese General Chamber of Commerce Inc. or FCGCCI) and founded China Banking Corporation (China Bank) in 1920. He also founded Chinese language newspapers Chinese Commercial News and The Fookien Times.