Ms. Du Jie, aged 69, is a member of the China Association for Promoting Democracy (CAPD) and a Chinese Certified Public Accountant. She earned her Ph.D. in World Economy from the Northeast Asian Research Institute of Jilin University in 1999. With nearly four decades of experience in academia and research, Ms. Du has served as a faculty member at the School of Economics of Jilin University since 1986, specializing in teaching and research. She has held multiple prominent roles, including professor and doctoral supervisor in the Department of National Economic Management and the Department of Accounting at Jilin University, vice dean of the School of Economics at Jilin University, deputy to the 11th National People’s Congress, member of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), standing committee member of the 9th, 10th, and 11th Jilin Provincial People’s Congresses, and standing committee member of the 12th Jilin Provincial Committee of the CPPCC. Since 2015, she has served as a counsellor to the Counsellors’ Office of the Jilin Provincial People’s Government, advising on political affairs. Since May 2020, she has been appointed as an independent director of Jilin Yatai (Group) Co., Ltd*. Additionally, since August 2022, she has held positions as an independent director at both Jilin Liyuan Precision Manufacturing Co., Ltd.* and Runze Intelligent

Computing Technology Group Co., Ltd.*.