Sun Guangxin
Sun Guangxin | |
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Born | 1962 (age 59–60) China |
Nationality | Chinese |
Alma mater | Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Tianjin University |
Occupation | Businessman |
Title | Founder of Guanghui Group |
Children | 3 |
Sun Guangxin (Chinese: 孙广信; born 1962) is a Chinese businessman.
Early life[]
Sun was born in 1962 in Xinjiang, China, with his ancestral home in Pingdu, Shandong.[2] He received a Master of Arts from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and an EMBA from Tianjin University.[1]
Career[]
In 1989, Sun founded Xinjiang Guanghui Industry Investment Group using 3,000 yuan from his decommissioning pay and 400,000 yuan from assorted bank loans.[2] Today, this company is now a conglomerate with interests on energy, real estate and auto distribution. China Grand Auto, which is controlled by Guanghui Group, is the largest auto dealer in China.[1]
In 2021, Sun's plan to build a solar farm on a 140,000-acre ranch in Texas were stopped when the Texas Legislature passed a law preventing it from connecting to the grid due to national security concerns.[3]
Personal life[]
He is married with three children and lives in Urumqi, China.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Sun Guangxin". Forbes. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ Avila, Jaie (27 May 2021). "Texas stops Chinese billionaire from building wind farm". WOAI-TV. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Businesspeople from Xinjiang
- Chinese Academy of Social Sciences alumni
- Chinese billionaires
- Chinese company founders
- People from Ürümqi
- Tianjin University alumni
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