Dong Mingzhu, Chairwoman of Gree Electric, tops the list in Forbes China's top 100 Chinese Businesswomen of 2017.

Forbes' list is based on specified criteria including sales volume, operational quality, staffing and influence on outside companies. The Chinese-language edition of Forbes Magazine not only focuses on a company's operations, but also analyzes its role and influence in the development of other companies.

Among the list, three are from Alibaba Group, boasting the most number of senior executives from the same company.

In addition, more businesswomen working in the science and technology industry made the list this year. Sun Jie, the new CEO of the online tourism giant Ctrip, ranked No. 15. Liu Qing of Didi Taxi ranked No. 45.

Take a look at the top 10 Chinese most influential businesswomen of 2017.

No. 10 Zhou Qunfei

Position: CEO, Lens Technology

No. 9 Liu Chang

Position: CEO, New Hope Group

No. 8 Meng Wanzhou

Position: CFO, Huawei Investment & Holdings

No. 7 Wu Yajun

Position: Chairperson, Longfor Properties

No. 6 Wang Fengying

Position: General Manager, Great Wall Motor

No. 5 Song Guangju

Position: Chairperson, Poly Real Estate Group

No. 4 Yang Huiyan

Position: Vice chairperson, Country Garden

No. 3 Peng Lei

Position: CEO, Zhejiang Ant Small and Micro Financial Services

No. 2 Sun Yafang

Position: Chairperson, Huawei Investment & Holdings

No. 1 Dong Mingzhu

Position: Chairman & President, Gree Electric Appliances

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