Xu Jingren (September 15, 1944 – July 12, 2021) was the chairman and president of Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group,[1] National People's Congress delegate and honorary vice-minister in China's Ministry of Health. Xu had been an outspoken research leader in China, where he had frequently called for labor reform and business regulation.[2] As of 2021, his estimated net worth was USD$4.6 billion,[3] one of four family members to be listed among the world's wealthiest. He died on 12 July 2021.[4]
Personal life
The family were noted victims of the 2015 Chinese stock market crash, during which they lost approximately 40% of their previously estimated USD$8 billion combined net worth.[5]