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Industrialist and state executiveBusiness1916–2005

Rong Yiren

A Chinese industrialist known as the “Red Capitalist,” Rong cooperated with the regime after 1949, founded state-owned CITIC to attract foreign capital and became China's vice president during the market reforms.

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Closest Ideology
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Portrait: Rong Yiren
1916–2005
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal16.2%
    Unitary83.8%
  • Representation

    Strong · Autocracy
    Democracy21.2%
    Autocracy78.8%
  • Civil liberties

    Strong · Security
    Security76.2%
    Liberty23.8%
  • Cultural integration

    Near midpoint
    Assimilation48.8%
    Multicultural51.2%
  • Conflict resolution

    Leaning · Negotiation
    Military force38.8%
    Negotiation61.2%
  • Foreign involvement

    Near midpoint
    Non-Intervention50%
    Interventionist50%
  • Ownership

    Leaning · Public
    Public66.2%
    Private33.8%
  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · State direction
    State direction66.2%
    Markets33.8%
  • International trade

    Near midpoint
    Protectionism46.2%
    Free trade53.8%
  • Religion & state

    Strong · Secular
    Secular76.2%
    Religious23.8%
  • Social norms

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive41.2%
    Traditionalist58.8%
  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Acceleration
    Acceleration68.8%
    Ecologist31.2%

What distinguishes Rong Yiren

Largest median distance

Representation

This position is 36.3 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 58% DemocracyRong Yiren 21% Democracy

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Cultural integration

This position is 0.7 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 48% AssimilationRong Yiren 49% Assimilation

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.