<p>Duke has maintained strong ties with China for several years and is building a campus in Kunshan. </p>
<p>Gao Xiqing, one of the most powerful men in China (and arguably the world) attended Duke as did the children of several influential Chinese politicians including Huang Yanpei and Chen Yuan. </p>
<p>[Gao</a> Xiqing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gao_Xiqing]Gao”>Gao Xiqing - Wikipedia) </p>
<p>[Heirs</a> of Mao?s Comrades Rise as New Capitalist Nobility - Bloomberg](<a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?)</p>
<p>[Chen</a> Yuan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Yuan]Chen”>Chen Yuan - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>[Huang</a> Yanpei - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huang_Yanpei]Huang”>Huang Yanpei - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>[List</a> of Duke University people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Duke_University_people]List”>List of Duke University people - Wikipedia)</p>