Qian Xingwen

His Excellency Qián Xìngwén
钱兴文
File:State Chairman 1990's.png Qian Xingwen in 1989
First Minister of Auspicious Republic of Xiaodong
In office 17th January 1984 – 9th June 1990
President	Liu Zhaozheng Li Jingyao
Deputy	Han Guanzheng
Preceded by	Sun Yuting
Succeeded by	Yang Zhengming
Constituency	Baiqiao East
Chairman of the Xiaodong Regeneration Society
In office 17th January 1984 – 9th June 1990
Deputy	Yang Zhengming
Preceded by	Sun Yuting
Succeeded by	Yang Zhengming
Majority
Cabinet Second Minister In office 31st March 1972 – 17th January 1984 Prime Minister Sun Yuting Preceded by Sun Yuting Succeeded by Li Jingyao Minister of International Relations In office 31st March 1972 – 17th January 1984 Prime Minister Sun Yuting Preceded by Kang Rongguo Succeeded by Li Jilai Minister of Social Welfare and Employment In office 15th June 1962 – 31st March 1972 Prime Minister Li Zhaozheng Preceded by Jiang Yaobang Succeeded by Cai Weyuan
Personal details
Born	(1910-05-14)May 14, 1910 File:Flag of Xiaodong (1876-1951).png Baiqiao, Huayuan Prefecture, Xiaodong
Died	September 6, 1990(1990-09-06) (aged 80) Rongzhuo, Xiaodong
Nationality	Xiaodongese
Political party	Xiaodong Regeneration Society
Spouse	Peng Meiwei
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Rongshui
Occupation	Politician
Military service
Allegiance	File:Flag of Xiaodong (1876-1951).png Heavenly State of Xiaodong (1930-1933)
Branch/service	File:Flag of Xiaodong (1876-1951).png Xiaodongese Navy (1930-1933)
Rank	Sub-lieutenant
Battles/wars	Senrian-Xiaodongese War, Corrective Revolution

This is a Xiaodongese name; the family name is Qian (钱).

Qian Xingwen (Xiaodongese: 钱兴文, Qián Xìngwén; born 14^th May 1910-9^th June 1990, aged 82) was a Xiaodongese politician who served as First Minister of Xiaodong from 1984 to his death in 1992. He also served as Chairman of the Xiaodong Regeneration Society from 1984-90, Second Minister from 1972-84, Minister of International Relations from 1972-84, and Minister of Social Welfare and Employment from 1962-72. He was the last First Minister to die in office and the last to have served in the Senrian-Xiaodongese War.

Born in a upper class family in 1910, Qian initially served in the Xiaodongese navy during the Senrian-Xiaodongese War enrolling at the age of 20 in 1930. Following the Corrective Revolution in 1934 Qian became a state bureaucrat and rose through the government during the 1960's and 1970's serving as Minister of Social Welfare and Employment and Minister of International Relations. In 1972 he was handpicked as Sun Yuting's successor, ascending to the position of party chairman and First Minister in 1984 following Sun's assassination by a Senrian spy, quickly consolidating his position.

Announcing upon coming to power that "National Principlism is dead" and aided by his finance minister Mao Zhongchen and deputy Li Jingyao Qian subsequently launched bold economic and political reforms, implementing shock therapy economics either corpratising or privatising public assets creating industrial conglomerates known as Caihongs, deregulating several industries and liberalising foreign trade. The shock therapy policies were controversial as they resulted in economic modernisation but also massive unemployment and a rise in poverty. Qian also established relations with Tinzhan and had Xiaodong enter into the Tengkong system. In 1985 he launched Operation Calm Waters, sinking Senrian ships with limpet mines, which led to the Senrian bombing of the mausoleum of Lu Keqian by Senria.

In 1987 the Yuxiang nuclear disaster led to a series of protests against the one-party state known as the Orchid Revolution which forced the government to allow multi-party elections. In 1990, Qian died of cardiac arrest with his handpicked successor Yang Zhengming becoming First Minister.

Identifying himself as a social democrat, Qian's legacy as First Minister remains controversial in modern Xiaodong. Although his economic reforms are largely seen as positive as well as his ending of single-party rule, critics say his political reforms were not ambitious enough with the ruling party continuing to lack inter-party democracy and state institutions failing to reform to multi-party rule. Critics also say Qian's foreign policy escalated tensions with Senria and led to an worsening of Xiaodongese-Senrian relations, although his supporters state that it Senrian prime minister Haruka Kiyosi who escalated such tensions. Nevertheless, most historians credit Qian for his policies and ending Xiaodong's worst repressive tendencies and opening up the Xiaodongese economy.