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Director of Research

Cheng Li

Cheng Li

Director of Research, John L. Thornton China Center
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center

Cheng Li focuses on the transformation of political leaders, generational change and technological development in China.



Expertise

Chinese leadership politics; China's domestic regional development; U.S.-China relations

  • Language Fluency:
  • Chinese

Background

Current Positions
Trustee, Institute of Current World Affairs; Adviser, the Academic Advisory Group of the U.S.-China Working Group, the United States Congress

Past Positions
Director, the Board of Directors of the National Committee on United States-China Relations; William R. Kenan Professor of Government, Hamilton College; Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (2002-2003); Acting Chair, Department of Government, Hamilton College (2001-2002); Fellow, Institute of Current World Affairs (1993-1995)

Education

Ph.D., Princeton University, 1992; M.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1987; B.A., East China Normal University, Shanghai, 1985

"Very few business leaders or local officials really care about the environment or consumer quality. At some point this will create a real political disaster."


Research and Commentary

Save to My PortfolioThe Challenges and Opportunities in 2012 Chinese Elite Politics December 31, 2011Financial Times (Mandarin)
Save to My PortfolioThe Battle for China's Top Nine Leadership PostsDecember 19, 2011The Washington Quarterly
Save to My PortfolioA Quantitative Approach to Analyze Chinese Elite PoliticsDecember 02, 2011Nanfang People Weekly
Save to My PortfolioThe 2012 Chinese Leadership Transition December 01, 2011The U.S.-China Policy Foundation
Save to My PortfolioThe China Paradox and American MisperceptionsOctober 21, 2011Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Save to My PortfolioChina’s Growing Middle Class Leads to TransitionSeptember 19, 2011strategy+business
Save to My PortfolioLabor Strikes and the Future of Chinese Social PolicyJuly 27, 2010Brookings Up Front Blog

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