Chen Ping
Born in Shanghai, China in 1955, Chen Ping grew up in a family where his parents came from a prominent background in the modern Chinese history since the late 19th century. "Both of his parents were idealists, committed to the change they knew the world needed to be better, fairer, more equal. His mother joined the then-progressive Communist Party during her time as a student, seeking a way to empower a common people who had dearly suffered during China’s turbulent history. Meanwhile, his father spent his time making significant strides for the army in military science. The two of them took their vision of a bright future into their own hands. From the time of his youth, his parents’ values of fairness and equality permeated Chen Ping's upbringing. Yet, with the ever-changing political climate, Chen Ping's father found himself branded a traitor. The government banned him from returning to China and to his wife and young son, and Chen Ping would not see his father again for over thirty years. However, it was just before leaving for the USSR that he gifted a young Chen Ping with the full extent of his book collection, passing on a love of knowledge and learning that would stay with Chen Ping for the rest of his days. 'Reading allowed Chen Ping to cultivate his mind and realize his ideological and cultural heritage,' says his biography on the website of his TIDEiSun company, one of the most prominent blockchain companies in East Asia, 'Chen Ping's consistent pursuit of freedom, equality, democracy, and justice in the past fifty years has stemmed from the lessons he learned during this time."