Jiang Weiping is a Chinese businessman, the self-made billionaire Founder and former Chairman of Tianqi Lithium Corporation (SZSE: 002466), a global leader in lithium products and chemicals. His wealth is rooted in the high-growth lithium mining and processing industry, a critical component of the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain.

Jiang graduated from Chengdu College of Agricultural Machinery in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in engineering. His career began as a technician, administrator, and sales engineer before becoming an entrepreneur in 1997. His philosophy centers on strategic resource control and vertical integration in the volatile lithium market.

• Tianqi Lithium Corporation (Founder & Executive Director): The core publicly traded asset, a global leader in lithium mining and processing (producing Lithium Carbonate, Lithium Hydroxide, etc.).
• Resource Control: The company owns a 51 percent ownership stake in Talison Lithium, which operates the Greenbushes mine in Australia (one of the world's largest lithium mines).
• Strategic Acquisition: Tianqi acquired a 24 percent stake in Chilean mining company Sociedad Química y Minera (SQM) for $4.1 billion in 2018.
• Political Role: He served as a representative at the 13th National People's Congress of China.

Jiang Weiping's strategic genius was his early and aggressive acquisition of lithium resources. He acquired Shehong Lithium (the predecessor of Tianqi Lithium) in 2004. His structural contribution is tied to the massive industrial scaling of lithium production to meet the immense demand from the global electric vehicle (EV) industry.

The pinnacle of his financial career was the $4.1 billion acquisition of a 24 percent stake in Chile's SQM in 2018 and the successful $1.7 billion Hong Kong IPO in July 2022. He stepped down as Chairman in 2024, passing the role to his daughter, Jiang Anqi, but remains Executive Director. His wealth, estimated in the billions, is secured by the long-term, colossal demand for lithium products.

Jiang Weiping's social impact is structural, stemming from Tianqi Lithium's role in providing the essential raw material (lithium) that underpins the global electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage revolutions. His company contributes significantly to the clean energy transition. He has been a recipient of various economic development consultancy roles for the Suining Municipal People's Government.

His personal philanthropy supports various community and educational initiatives. His career is a testament to the profitability of disciplined industrial acquisition and resource control in the high-stakes critical minerals sector.

Jiang Weiping maintains the professional, composed style of an industrial executive. His attire is consistently formal and high-quality, favoring tailored suits. His aesthetic reflects serious authority and stability, typical of a leader in the strategic mining and chemical sectors.

Residing in Chengdu, China, his luxury is the immense security and financial reward derived from his multi-billion dollar fortune. His life is dedicated to industrial scale, resource control, and the long-term, stable growth of the global EV supply chain.