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Associate Professor: He obtained his Bachelor of Law (International Politics) and Master of Law (International Politics) degrees from Peking University and an A.M. and Ph.D. in political science from Harvard University. He is a comparative political scientist with special expertise in the politics of China. His research interests evolve around political development, authoritarianism, democratization, local government, contentious politics, comparative historical study of revolution, and the Chinese reforms.  In 2012, he received an Early Career Scheme Grant of HK$733,240 from the Research Grants Council to support his research on local government reforms in the People’s Republic of China.  He is awarded the 2012 Gordon White Prize by the China Quarterlyfor his article entitled “ ‘To Get Rich Is Not Only Glorious’: Economic Reform and the New Entrepreneurial Party Secretaries”(The China Quarterly, June 2012, No. 210).  Recipient of a Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching (2007), he is a member of HKU’s Common Core Curriculum Committee and an Area of Inquiry (AoI) Leader. He is recipient of HKU’s Outstanding Teaching Award (2013).

 
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