Jia Shi

Jia Shi 贾石
Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
In office
— – 1988
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born1919 (1919)
Gao'an, Jiangxi, China
DiedSeptember 4, 1988(1988-09-04) (aged 68–69)
PartyChinese Communist Party
ProfessionPolitician

Jia Shi (Chinese: 贾石; 1919 – September 4, 1988) was a Chinese politician who served as Vice Minister of Foreign Trade, Vice Director of the Foreign Investment Management Commission, Chairman of the China Resources Group in Hong Kong, and Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT).[1]

Biography

Jia Shi was born in 1919 in Gao'an, Jiangxi Province. He joined the New Fourth Army during the early years of the Chinese revolution and later held various posts in government and finance. He served as a cadre in the General Political Department of the Central Military Commission, Deputy Manager of the Sanbian Branch of the Xifeng Native Products Company, Head of the Logistics Department of the Nenjiang Military District, and Director of the Finance Departments of Xing’an and Mudanjiang Provinces. He subsequently worked as Director of the Finance, Banking, and Trade Department of the Northeast Finance and Economics Commission, and later as Director of the Shenyang Municipal Finance Bureau.[2]

After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Jia served as Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Vice Director of the Foreign Investment Management Commission.[3] He later became Chairman of the China Resources Group in Hong Kong and Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade. Jia died in 1988.[4]

References

  1. ^ 当代中国百科大辞典 (in Chinese). 档案出版社. 1991. p. 398. ISBN 978-7-80019-286-9. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  2. ^ 马洪武; 王德宝; 孙其明 (1993). 中国近现代史名人辞典 (in Chinese). 档案出版社. p. 527. ISBN 978-7-80019-381-1. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  3. ^ 中国共产党人名大辞典 (in Chinese). 中国国际广播出版社. 1991. p. 608. ISBN 978-7-80035-873-9. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  4. ^ 当代中日贸易关系史 (in Chinese). 中國对外经濟貿易出版社. 1990. p. 187. ISBN 978-7-80004-121-1. Retrieved 2025-10-17.