Robin Li, the co-founder and CEO of Baidu, was elected as candidate of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) members or ‘academicians’ for his contributions to tech development, the government-backed institution announced on Apr. 30.
The Chinese Academy of Engineering released its list of newly-elected academicians in 2017 on October 27. Among the 67 academicians on the list, 18 were foreign academicians, including Bill Gates.
