Li Xiaolin

Li Xiaolin ( chino :李小琳; nacida el 1 de junio de 1961) es una empresaria china que actualmente se desempeña como vicepresidenta de China Datang Corporation , una empresa estatal de generación de energía. Fue directora ejecutiva de China Power International Development ( SEHK : 2380). Es la única hija del ex primer ministro chino Li Peng y su esposa Zhu Lin . ^{[ 2 ]} Se formó como ingeniera de generación de energía en la Universidad de Tsinghua .

Li nació el Día Internacional del Niño en junio de 1961 en el Cuarto Hospital Afiliado de la Universidad Médica de China en el distrito de Huanggu , Shenyang, provincia de Liaoning , anteriormente conocido como Hospital Ferroviario de Liaoning . ^{[ 3 ]} Es hija de Li Peng , entonces cuarto Primer Ministro de la República Popular China, y Zhu Lin, traductora de ruso. Fue la segunda de los tres hijos de Li Peng. Su hermano mayor es Li Xiaopeng . Li siguió los pasos de su padre y estudió generación de energía, obteniendo finalmente una maestría en ingeniería de sistemas de energía y automatización de la prestigiosa Universidad de Tsinghua . ^{[ 4 ]}

Li claims to have spent time at the MIT Sloan School of Management, however MIT stated that the only record it has of attendance by a student with Li’s name was enrollment in a “non-degree short course” open to anyone who has “intellectual curiosity” and pays $7,500 for 15 days of classes.^[5] Currently, she is the only female CEO of a Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed company.^[6] She is also a member of the Copenhagen Climate Council. In 2008, she was named one of the 50 most powerful women in business by Fortune magazine.^[7] In 2012, Li was conferred with Tamgha-e-Pakistan (Medal of Pakistan).^[8] According to Hurun Report's China Rich List 2013, she had an estimated personal fortune of US$550 million, making her the 606th wealthiest person in China.^[9]

In 2014, leaked data obtained by the think tank International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) showed that Li Xiaolin owned assets in the tax haven British Virgin Islands. She had been listed as the director of the BVI shell companies Tianwo Holdings Ltd and Tianwo Development Ltd since 2005.^[10] The report further revealed that Li and her husband opened a Swiss-based account with HSBC in 2001, and by 2006-2007 held $2.45 million on the account; additionally, the couple were listed as owners of Metralco Overseas S.A., registered in Panama.^[11]

In July 2015, Li Xiaolin was transferred from China Power International to China Datang Corporation to serve as a vice-president.^[12]

In April 2016, Li was named in the Panama Papers, linking her to a British Virgin Islands company via a Lichtenstein foundation.^[13]