As president of the Central Bank, Zhou Xiaochuan, 周小川, is set to play a central role in directing China's future monetary policy.

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.chinaonline.com/refer/biographies/secure/bio-Zhao_xiaochuan.asp" title="China Online">Slightly outdated bio</a> in English.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.china.com.cn/english/chuangye/56965.htm" title="China.org">More recent, but more concise.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.macrochina.com.cn/prize/brt/zhouxiaochuan.shtml" title="Macrochina">Chinese bio</a></li>
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Barry Naughton talks about Zhou in his article for the spring issue of the China Leadership Monitor, <a href="http://www.chinaleadershipmonitor.org/20042/bn.html" title="SPRING 2004 ISSUE 10:  Economic Policy"><q>Financial Reconstruction:  Methodical Policymaking Moves into the Spotlight</q></a>.

Note that there are two banks with very similar names in China that are easy to confuse at first glance.  The <a href="http://www.pbc.gov.cn/english/" title="Homepage">People's Bank of China</a> (PBOC, 中国人民银行) is China's central bank, headed by Zhou Xiaochuan and in charge of setting monetary policy.  The <a href="http://www.bank-of-china.com/english/index.shtml" title="Homepage">Bank of China</a> (BOC, 中国银行) is one of the four main state-run banks and is under the central bank in the power hierarchy.