Exhibit 31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Dang Yu Pan, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K/A of Highpower International, Inc.; and |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
| Date: April 27, 2012 | ||
| /s/ | Dang YuPan | |
| By: | Dang Yu Pan | |
| Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
