Yuan Geng, the former Vice Chairman of the China Merchants Group has recently passed away.

A pioneer of China's reform, ANBOUND’s research team suggested that he is well-remembered not only for his personal achievements, but also as a representative of the era’s reform spirit and practice.

The pressure felt by China in today’s reform is no less than the past, and China is now at the crossroad of the key economic, social and system development.

Yuan Geng’s death should not spell the departure of China’s reform spirit, but should be the reactivation of a larger, deeper, more comprehensive reform.