Awards
Yang was awarded the May Fourth Youth Medal, by the All-China Youth Federation in 1999. In 1999 and 2001 the magazine BusinessWeek named him one of the "Stars of Asia." In 2004 was listed among "Asia's 25 Most Influential Business Leaders" by Fortune Asia. Yang was named "2007 Chinese Business Leader" by Fortune China. In 2008 Forbes Asia named Yang "Businessman of the Year." In 2011 Finance Asia named Yang the "Best CEO in China."
In December of 2012, Yang was named the one of the "2012 CCTV China Economic Figures" in a televised award ceremony. Yang received the same award in 2004 During the ceremony Yang said, "I have a dream that Lenovo will become the pride of China in the IT industry. Lenovo is my life's struggle and career, I have invested all of my energy into it. I firmly believe that Lenovo, a product of China, will stand atop the world's stage. As you can now see, our dream is being realized step-by-step."
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