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Chen Jianren

Chen Jianren (陈健仁) is a Chinese businessman from Zhongshan, Guangdong, who was general manager of Yihua Group and hired Duan Yongping in 1989 to run the factory behind Subor.

Chen Jinghe

Chen Jinghe (陈景河) is a Chinese geologist and businessman who founded Zijin Mining in 1993, building the low-grade Zijinshan deposit into a global gold and copper leader.

Chen Li Ji

Chen Li Ji (陈李济) is a traditional Chinese medicine manufacturer in Guangzhou, founded in 1600, known for the wax-sealed pill shell and certified the world's oldest pharmaceutical factory.

Chen Mingyong

Chen Mingyong, also known as Tony Chen, is a Chinese businessman born in 1969 who founded the smartphone maker OPPO after starting his career at BBK under Duan Yongping.

Chen Qingzhen

Chen Qingzhen (陈庆振) is a Chinese technology entrepreneur who founded Kehai in Beijing in 1983, one of the four founding firms of Zhongguancun's early electronics street.

Chen Qiufei

Chen Qiufei (陈秋飞, born 1983) is a Chinese carbon fiber engineer who became general manager of Zhongfu Shenying in 2025, leading China's first T1200-grade fiber production.

Chen Tiannan

Chen Tiannan (陈天南) is a Chinese businessman who co-founded Aiduo, the VCD brand that reached 1.6 billion yuan in sales in 1997 before collapsing into bankruptcy in 1999.

Chen Weirong

Chen Weirong (陈伟荣) is a Chinese electronics executive who led Konka Group as president from 1994 to 2001, then founded MLCC makers Yuyang and Guangdong Weirong.

Chen Xiaoying

Chen Xiaoying (陈小英, born 1976) is a Chinese businesswoman who co-founded the courier that became STO Express in Hangzhou in 1993, later running it with her brother Chen Dejun.

Chen Yiyi

Chen Yiyi (陈易一, born 1974) is a Chinese dairy executive who is vice president and head of strategy management at China Mengniu Dairy, which he joined in December 2021.

Chen Zhengguo

Chen Zhengguo (陈正国, born 1976) is a Chinese retail entrepreneur who founded Leerle, the Changsha hard discount supermarket chain that reached about 9,000 stores by 2025.

Chen Zhiyong

Chen Zhiyong (陈智勇) is a Chinese electronics entrepreneur who founded the education-electronics maker Readboy in Zhongshan, Guangdong, in 1999, after working alongside Duan Yongping at the learning-machine company Subor.

Cheng Xue

Cheng Xue (程雪), born in 1970, is a Chinese business executive who joined Haitian in 1992 at age 22 and succeeded founder Pang Kang as chairwoman in 2024.

Chi Forest

Chi Forest (元气森林, also marketed as Genki Forest) is a Chinese beverage company founded in Beijing in 2016, known for its sugar-free sparkling water sweetened with erythritol.

Chigo Air Conditioning

Chigo Air Conditioning (志高空调) is a Chinese air-conditioner manufacturer founded by Li Xinghao in Foshan, Guangdong, once a top-four domestic brand before its old entity entered bankruptcy liquidation in 2026.

Chin Jong Hwa

Chin Jong Hwa (秦荣华, also written Chin Jung-hua) is a Taiwan-born businessman who founded Minth Group, a Hong Kong-listed auto parts supplier, and remains its largest shareholder.

China Chengxin Credit Rating Group

China Chengxin Credit Rating Group (中诚信集团) is China's largest credit rating agency, founded in October 1992 with approval of the People's Bank of China as the country's first nationwide credit rating institution.

China Guardian International Auction Co.

China Guardian International Auction Co. (中国嘉德国际拍卖有限公司) is a Beijing auction house for Chinese art and antiques, founded by Chen Dongsheng in May 1993 as China's first such company under the modern enterprise system.

China Vanke

China Vanke (万科) is a Chinese real estate developer founded in Shenzhen in 1984 by Wang Shi, controlled by Shenzhen Metro and hit by a debt crisis from 2024.

Chint Group

Chint Group, also romanized as Zhengtai, is a private Chinese electrical equipment group founded in 1984 by Nan Cunhui in Wenzhou, with revenue of RMB 185 billion in 2025.

Cho Tak Wong

Cho Tak Wong (曹德旺, Cao Dewang), born 1946 in Shanghai, is the founder of Fuyao Glass, the Chinese automotive glass maker with the world's largest market share.

Chris Xu (entrepreneur)

Chris Xu, now known as Sky Xu (徐仰天), is the Chinese-born, Singapore-based founder, chairman, and CEO of Shein, the fast-fashion retailer selling in more than 150 countries.

Chung Te-li

Chung Te-li (钟德礼) is the Taiwanese co-founder and chairman of Lai Yih Footwear, founded in Taichung in 1987, a leading maker of vulcanized casual shoes for Adidas, Converse, and HOKA.

CoCo都可

CoCo都可, also written CoCo, is a Taiwanese bubble-tea franchise founded in May 1997 in Tamsui by three co-founders including 洪肇水, with stores across China and over 25 other countries.

Country Garden Holdings

Country Garden Holdings is a Chinese residential property developer founded by Yang Guoqiang in 1992 in Shunde, Guangdong, once China's largest homebuilder before defaulting on offshore bonds in 2023.

Dai Xiufen

Dai Xiufen (戴秀芬) is a Chinese businesswoman, founder and president of Xiaoyangren Bio Dairy Group, a dairy maker she started in Qingxian, Hebei in 1994.

Dali Foods Group

Dali Foods Group (达利食品集团) is a Chinese snack food and beverage maker founded in 1989 by Xu Shihui in Fujian, known for Daliyuan and Copico.

Dang Yanbao

Dang Yanbao (党彦宝), born 1973 in Yanchi County, Ningxia, is a Chinese energy entrepreneur who founded and chairs Baofeng Energy, a coal-chemicals producer listed in Shanghai since 2019.

Deerhui

Deerhui (德尔惠) is a Chinese sportswear brand from Jinjiang, Fujian, founded by Ding Mingming and known for its Jay Chou endorsement before it ceased operations in 2017.

Deng Wen

Deng Wen (邓文), born in 1968, is a Chinese food-industry entrepreneur who founded Sichuan Teway Food Group, a Chengdu maker of Sichuan-style compound seasonings best known for hot-pot base.