It has been three years since He Shuqin became a rural chief executive officer (CEO) in Chengkou County, Chongqing Municipality.
Rural CEO was first listed as a profession in China in 2019. It is one of the 13 rural revitalization-related new professions in China, according to Wang Xiaojun, Deputy Director General of the Vocational Capacity Building Department, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MHRSS). Other such professions include homestay manager and pilot of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The MHRSS periodically recognizes and lists new professions that have emerged in pace with economic and social development.
Rural revitalization is a state-led strategy put forward
