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Chinese ‘CEO in a school uniform’ builds, exports drones, funds start-up by waiting tables

Chinese ‘CEO in a school uniform’ builds, exports drones, funds start-up by waiting tables
South China Morning Post Tuesday 16 June 2026, 01:00 UTC By Fran Lu 1 min read
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An enterprising 19-year-old student in China heads a start-up tech company and is also a philanthropist who donated 100,000 yuan (US$15,000) to sanitation workers at his school. Wei Siyuan graduated from Baoan Middle School in Shenzhen, southern China’s Guangdong province, last year and was admitted to Hunan University. He also has another identity: the chief executive officer of a company that develops unmanned aerial vehicles and artificial intelligence (AI) powered equipment.

An enterprising 19-year-old student in China heads a start-up tech company and is also a philanthropist who donated 100,000 yuan (US$15,000) to sanitation workers at his school. Wei Siyuan graduated from Baoan Middle School in Shenzhen, southern China’s Guangdong province, last year and was admitted to Hunan University. He also has another identity: the chief executive officer of a company that develops unmanned aerial vehicles and artificial intelligence (AI) powered equipment. As a result, he...
Chinese (ORG) China (LOCATION) Wei Siyuan (PERSON) Baoan Middle School (ORG) Shenzhen (LOCATION) Guangdong province (LOCATION) Hunan University (ORG)
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