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ZHENG ZhenQing

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ZHENG Zhenqing (Chinese name: 郑振清) earned his Ph.D. in modern world history and East Asia studies from Peking University. He conducted postdoctoral research at Tsinghua University and has been a visiting scholar at Harvard University, the National University of Singapore, and the National Taiwan University. Currently, he serves as an Associate Professor at the School of Public Policy and Management at Tsinghua University. Additionally, he holds the positions of Deputy Dean of the Institute of Taiwan Studies and Academic Director of the International MPA Program at Tsinghua University.

Dr. Zheng’s teaching and research focus on the theories and methods of political sociology, comparative politics, and the cross-strait relations between mainland China and Taiwan. As of December 2024, he has published over 40 articles in SSCI- and CSSCI-indexed peer-reviewed journals in both Chinese and English. As a principal investigator, he has led three major research projects funded by the National Social Sciences Fund of China and has also overseen several research projects commissioned by public organizations and NGOs. He has been selected for the "Beijing Outstanding Young Scholars Program" since 2013 and has received the National Taiwan Studies Outstanding Achievement Award in both 2014 and 2020. His scholarly publications are highly cited, ranking him second nationwide in political science related to Taiwan issues from 2013 to 2018.

At Tsinghua University, he teaches core courses to Ph.D., MPhil, MPA, and IMPA students in both Chinese and English. Furthermore, he serves as the advisor for the Tsinghua University Student Association for Cross-Strait Exchanges, having been honored with the University’s "Outstanding Student Association Advisor" award four times.

Dr. Zheng regularly participates in academic conferences and delivers speeches at international institutions such as SOAS University of London, Harvard University's Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, EHESS, and National Taiwan University. In addition, his commentaries frequently appear in major media outlets such as Xinhua News Agency, CCTV, China News Service, China Times (Taiwan), United Daily News (Taiwan), China Review News Agency (Hong Kong), and Lianhe Zaobao (Singapore). He is recognized as one of the most academically and socially influential experts in Taiwan studies in Mainland China.

Books and Chapters:

Zheng Zhenqing. Labour Movements and National Development: A Political Sociological Explanation of Singapore's Industrialization. Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press, 2009. (in Chinese)

Liu Zhentao, Zheng Zhenqing. Strategies and Practices for Cross-Taiwan Strait Peaceful Development. Beijing: Hainan Publishing House, 2014. (in Chinese)

Zheng, Zhenqing. “The Changing Asian Perception of China’s Rising: A BRI Context.” In Jawad Syed & Yung-Hsiang Ying (eds.), China’s Belt and Road Initiative in a Global Context. London, the UK: Palgrave MacMillan, 2019. (in English)

Selected Papers:

Zheng, Zhenqing. 2024. The Evolution of Chinese Mainland's Taiwan Policy: From the “Economic Policy” to the “Integrated Development.” China Taiwan Studies, 1(3): 31-46. (in English)

Duan, Zhezhe, Zhenqing Zheng, Shengqiao Lin. 2024. Service Motivation under Political Pressure Exploring Chinese Local Cadres’ Responsiveness. Asian Survey, 64 (4): 666–699. (in English)

Zheng, Zhenqing. 2021. Developmentalism and Pan-Functionalism in Mainland China’s Economic Policy toward Taiwan. The China Review, 21(3): 271-306. (in English)

Zheng, Zhenqing. 2020. How Asian Perceives China in the Context of BRI. Asian Dialogue, No.3. (in English)

Zheng, Zhenqing, Wu Yongping. 2016. Changes of Electoral Politics under the Growing Wealth Gap in East Asia: South Korea and Taiwan in Comparison. Social Sciences in China, 47(1):65-80. (in English)

Zheng, Zhenqing. 2013. Taiwan’s Wealth Gap and the Evolution of Electoral Politics after the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Asian Survey, 53(5): 825-853. (in English)

Zheng, Zhenqing. 2013. An Interactive Evolution between Capitalism and Statism in Modern China. Chinese Studies in History, 47(2): 21-39. (in English)

Zheng, Zhenqing. 2022. Formation and Operation of Mainland China's Taiwan-related Public Policy System: A Perspective on Institutional Changes and Government Functions. Taiwan Research Journal, 39(4): 21-33. (in Chinese)

Duan Zhezhe, Zheng Zhenqing. 2020. Is the 'New Southbound Policy' Effective? — An Empirical Examination of the Investment and Trade Effects of the 'New Southbound Policy' through a Quasi-Natural Experiment. Taiwan Research Journal, 37(2): 18-32. (in Chinese)

Zheng, Zhenqing, Su Yusung, Chang Yutzung. 2018. The Social Sources of Changing Political Support: An Empirical Study Based on Urban and Rural Social Surveys. Journal of Political Studies, 26(3):29-43. (in Chinese)

Zheng, Zhenqing.2018. Political Preference, Economic Interests, and Perception of Deterrence: Analyzing Factors Influencing Taiwanese People's Attitudes on the '1992 Consensus' during Tsai Ing-wen's Terms. Taiwan Research Journal, 35(3):44-58. (in Chinese)

Duan Zhezhe, Zheng Zhenqing.2018. Can Time Change Taiwanese Youths' Prejudice against the Mainland Students? — A Theoretical and Empirical Study of Cross-Strait Youth Contact. Taiwan Research Journal, 35(6):11-26. (in Chinese)

Zheng, Zhenqing. 2018. Taiwan's New Generational Divide on Unification and Independence and Its Future. China Review Monthly, No.24. (in Chinese)

Zheng, Zhenqing. 2018. Providing More International Public Goods for the World: 'Kindleberger Trap' and China". People's Daily, Jan 7th. (in Chinese)

Zheng, Zhenqing. 2017. Populism in East Asia: Its Connotation and Characteristics. Contemporary World and Socialism, No. 2: 55-70. (in Chinese)

Zheng, Zhenqing. 2017. China's Commitment to Global Governance". Outlook Weekly, No.36. (in Chinese)

Zheng, Zhenqing. 2017. Can 'Embedded Liberalism' Save the International Legitimacy in Crisis? - Comments on the 2017 APSA Presidential Address. Beijing Cultural Review, 11(2). (in Chinese)

Zheng, Zhenqing. 2015. Identity Politics and Class Politics in the New Generation Social Movements in Taiwan. Taiwan Studies, No. 2: 24-35. (in Chinese)

Zheng, Zhenqing, Wu Yongping. 2014. The Political Effects of Widening Wealth Gap — A Study of East Asian Electoral Politics after the Global Financial Crisis. Social Sciences in China, No.11:42-58. (in Chinese)

Zheng, Zhenqing, Wu Yongping. 2011. Legal Explanation of the Special Political Relationship between Mainland China and Taiwan. Public Management Review, Vol. 11: 26-39. (in Chinese)

Zheng, Zhenqing. 2010. Localization and Dynamics of Political Transition in Contemporary Taiwan. Journal of Political Studies, No.2: 116-126. (in Chinese)

Zheng, Zhenqing. 2009. Mixed Corporatism in Emerging Industrialization: A Study of Singapore's Trade Unionism and Tripartite Mechanisms. Chinese Nonprofit Review, Vol 4: 31-46. (in Chinese)

Zheng, Zhenqing. 2008. Electoral System, Social Cleavage, and the New Form of Party Politics in Taiwan. Taiwan Studies, No.3. 11-24. (in Chinese)

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