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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

A director of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, 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
Director, the Board of Directors of the National Committee on United States-China Relations; Trustee, Institute of Current World Affairs; Adviser, the Academic Advisory Group of the U.S.-China Working Group, the United States Congress

Past Positions
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 PortfolioLabor Strikes and the Future of Chinese Social PolicyJuly 27, 2010Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioMidterm Jockeying in the Chinese Communist PartyMay 17, 2010China Leadership Monitor
Save to My PortfolioChina’s Midterm Jockeying: Gearing Up for 2012February 19, 2010China Leadership Monitor
Save to My PortfolioIntra-Party Democracy in China: Should We Take It Seriously?November 23, 2009China Leadership Monitor
Save to My PortfolioThe Future of China's Legal SystemSeptember 16, 2009China Review
Save to My PortfolioChina’s New Think TanksAugust 14, 2009China Leadership Monitor, No. 29
Save to My PortfolioBusinesses Cannot Ignore ChinaJuly 13, 2009Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Save to My PortfolioEthnic Tensions in ChinaJuly 09, 2009The Diane Rehm Show
Save to My PortfolioDemocracy Gaining Momentum in ChinaJune 04, 2009San Francisco Chronicle
Save to My PortfolioChina’s Team of RivalsFebruary 17, 2009Foreign Policy
Save to My PortfolioHu Jintao’s Land Reform: Ambition, Ambiguity, and AnxietyJanuary 01, 2009China Leadership Monitor
Save to My PortfolioExperiments in the Recruitment of Chinese Political ElitesSeptember 05, 2008China Leadership Monitor
Save to My PortfolioChina: A Global PowerAugust 13, 2008
Save to My PortfolioAn Olympic Lift to U.S.-China RelationsAugust 05, 2008The Christian Science Monitor
Save to My PortfolioDebating China's Future: Speed vs. DirectionJune 20, 2008China Security Vol. 4 No. 2

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