Pan Jinzhao was among the first group of overseas Chinese people who invested in the reconstruction of the urban area of Wenzhou city, East China's Zhejiang province.
Lin Jianhai was appointed secretary-general of the International Monetary Fund in 2012 and has contributed to promoting global economic development and maintaining financial order and stability.
Lin Jingping is head of Radio Mandarin d'Europe, the first Chinese radio station in France, which was founded on Oct 20, 2014.
Liu Guanghua made great contributions to sister city ties in 2003 between San Giuseppe Vesuviano and Rui'an, a county-level city administered by Wenzhou city in East China's Zhejiang province.
Feng Dingxian is the current president of the Wenzhou Overseas Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, as well as honorary president and chairman of the German Chinese Association Federation.
South Africa-based Hu Liming initiated the Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce in Southern Africa.
Liao Zonglin founded IL Tempo Cina Europa, the first Chinese newspaper in Italy and served as its then editor-in-chief.
Yu Anlin promoted the unification of nine associations representing people from East China's Zhejiang province based in Russia, to establish the Russian Zhejiang Overseas Chinese Federation.
Chen Jianfei and Chen Shengyong, a pair of brothers born and raised in an underdeveloped village in Yongjia county, Zhejiang province, were both included in the World's Top 2% Scientists, a list published by Stanford University in May.
