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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

and he also put forward the challenges the Chinese society will face in the future<br />

development. Mr. Richard Koo, President <strong>of</strong> K.C. Group International, Inc. also gave<br />

an excellent lecture to comprehensively interpret the fair principle in taxation.<br />

The symposium was supported by <strong>PKU</strong> Xu Tianxiu Sociology foundation which was<br />

also one <strong>of</strong> the organizers. Ms. Woo-Xu Jinming, Chairman <strong>of</strong> Woo Education<br />

Foundation, who is also the sponsor <strong>of</strong> the <strong>PKU</strong> Xu Tianxiu Sociology foundation,<br />

told the stories about her father Xu Tianxiu and herself on the charitable affairs. She<br />

hoped that there will be more people at <strong>PKU</strong> devoting to the research <strong>of</strong> China<br />

Problems and they could make more contributions to the development <strong>of</strong> the China‘s<br />

society. Then on behalf <strong>of</strong> <strong>PKU</strong> and the Department <strong>of</strong> Sociology <strong>of</strong> <strong>PKU</strong>, Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />

Zhang Guoyou and Pr<strong>of</strong>. Xie Lizhong, Director <strong>of</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Sociology, gave her<br />

gifts to express the sincere thanks for her donation to the development <strong>of</strong> <strong>PKU</strong>.<br />

Mr. Xu Tianxiu is a distinguished social activist and educator. In 1921, he founded<br />

the first institute <strong>of</strong> sociology in China and served as the president. As her daughter,<br />

Ms. Woo-Xu Jinming has inherited her father‘s eagerness on philanthropy. She has<br />

donated to build elementary schools in Gansu and Guizhou, set up education<br />

foundations, and helped the orphans. In 2007, she donated to found the <strong>PKU</strong> Xu<br />

Tianxiu Sociology foundation in order to support the sociology teaching and<br />

research.<br />

Edited By : Seren<br />

Translated By : Su Juan<br />

Source : <strong>PKU</strong> <strong>News</strong> (Chinese)<br />

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