Li Cheng
Li Cheng is professor of political science and founding director of the Centre on Contemporary China and the World at the University of Hong Kong. Li is the author and editor of 17 books, and his research areas include the transformation of political leaders, the Chinese middle class, technological development in China, and Sino-US relations. Prior to joining HKU, Li served as director and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution’s John L. Thornton China Center, where he remains a nonresident senior fellow.
Li Cheng is professor of political science and founding director of the Centre on Contemporary China and the World at the University of Hong Kong. Li is the author and editor of 17 books, and his research areas include the transformation of political leaders, the Chinese middle class, technological development in China, and Sino-US relations. Prior to joining HKU, Li served as director and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution’s John L. Thornton China Center, where he remains a nonresident senior fellow.
Languages Spoken:
English
The energy careers of senior Communist Party cadres have given them technical expertise, foresight and management skills.
While no system is perfect, balancing out the occupational composition of policymakers could hold the key to success for both countries.
The centre of gravity for global development and cooperation is shifting east, putting Hong Kong in a good position to harness the momentum.
The way young people from the three Northeast Asian nations have upheld Olympic values and transcended politics can inspire the whole region.
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Resurgence of military blocs, breakdown in cooperation and nuclear risk threaten global catastrophe, unless a new road map to peace is found.
The rhetoric Wang Yi used during his press conference suggests an evolution in China’s foreign policy approach towards being more proactive. As countries navigate an increasingly tense world, the challenge for China lies in showing it can offer advantages equal to those provided by the US.
Internationally exposed and more liberal than older generations, they are changing established social structures, creating new social spaces, and using social media to bargain with the party-state.
The dynamism and diversity of middle-class Shanghai simply does not support America’s fear that China’s development, illustrated by the explosive growth of its middle class, is wholly negative.
