By XU ZHAO in New York |
China Daily |
Updated: 2020-12-30 06:48
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Shirley Young, a pioneer for Asian businesswomen, a diplomatic daughter, entrepreneur and patron of the arts died Saturday in New York. She was 85. GAO TIANPEI / CHINA DAILY
Shirley Young, a former vice-president of General Motors best known for her key role in the automaker's billion-dollar investment in China's auto industry through the Shanghai SAIC-GM joint venture, has died at age 85.
Young passed away on Saturday at a hospital in New York City. Before her death, she had just celebrated Christmas at home with her three sons, David, William and Douglas Hsieh.