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Biography

Chen Lanying, female, Han nationality, was born in 1944. She graduated from the Industrial Economy Department at the Beijing Institute of Mechanics with an enterprise organization and planning major in 1963.

A senior statistical engineer, Chen is an expert on economic and technological management issues. She participated in the reconstruction of the Xuanwu Pharmaceutical Factory and subsequently focused her attention on introducing computer application in enterprise management. Chen also worked at the Beijing No. 1 Low Voltage Apparatus Plant where she led a production technology team.

Chen returned to the Chinese Academy of Science in 1986 to serve in the Planning Bureau, working extensively on technological statistics affairs. Her work included establishing statistical standards and systems for the academy as well as organizing statistical data collections and statistical data manuals.

In addition, Chen devised national standards on discipline classification and codes and helped calculate research and development investment.

In 1997, she became secretary of the Party commission of the Computer Network Information Center at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. At the center, Chen supervises primarily infrastructure and office administration affairs

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