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Published on: 2/20/2003
Last Visited: 10/30/2006
Biographical sketches of (1) Mr. Wenjie Xie, CSFC President and Board Chairman, (2) Mr. Zhiming Yuan, CSFC board member and Chief Director; and (3) Y. A. Liu, CSFC board member and grant application contact.
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2. Mr. Wenjie Xie, CSFC President and Board Chairman
Wenjie Xie was born in Hsinchu, Taiwan, 1949.His family is an old traditional Taiwanese family that at the time was not Christian.When he was two years old, his mother became the first Christian in the family.She then led her family members to Christ, and Mr. Xie was raised in a Christian environment.
Mr. Xie studied Electrical Engineering at the National Taiwan University from 1967 to 1971.Although he grew up in a Christian home, it wasn¡¦t until his college years that he finally established personal relationship with Lord Jesus and dedicated himself to serving Him.He graduated from National Taiwan University with a BSEE degree in 1971 and the light of Christ in his heart.After serving in the military and working for a number of years, he came to U.S. In 1977, he got his MSEE degree from Santa Clara University.
In 1978, he emigrated to U.S. in 1978.After some different positions, he and several friends started a company called Ecad Inc. in 1982.The company became very successful, was re-named as Cadence Design System, and went public in 1987.
In the meantime, Mr. Xie became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1986.With the wealth God had given him, he and his wife set up a private foundation, The Hsieh Christian Foundation, in 1990.
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While working part-time on the video project, Mr. Xie also attended Multnomath Bible Seminary in the fall of 1999 and the spring of 2001, and received a Bible Certificate.
Initially, Mr. Xie established China Soul, Inc as a for-profit company.
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Mr. Xie is actively involved in all aspects of this project.During the past 3 years, he personally traveled more than 10 times to China to gather footage.
Mr. Xie is the President and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of CSFC.He receives no compensation from CSFC.He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Oversea Campus Magazines (OCM).