· Ph.D. in Organization and Management, University of New South Wales, Australia

· M.A. in Public Administration, National University of Singapore

· B.A. in Diplomacy and Economics (double degree), Peking University

Prof. Cuifen Weng holds a Ph.D. in organization and management from the University of New South Wales, Australia. She earned her master’s degree from National University of Singapore and bachelor’s degrees in diplomacy and economics from Peking University. Her academic training laid a multidisciplinary foundation that has shaped her long-standing interest in the intersection of politics, economic development, and organizational behavior.

Prof. Weng previously worked for several years at the East Asian Institute of the National University of Singapore. During her time there, she specialized in research on China’s politics, public policy, and governance transformation, contributing to policy-oriented analyses and international research collaborations. Prior to joining SPP, she served as an assistant professor at Peking University HSBC Business School, where she taught in English and Chinese and gained extensive experience working with diverse cohorts of postgraduate students from China and abroad. She has designed and delivered a broad range of graduate-level courses on Chinese economy, China’s cross-border development, globalization and international management, and strategic management, integrating real-world cases and comparative perspectives into her teaching.

Prof. Weng’s research interests center on China’s politics and public policy, government-business relations, and the dynamic interactions between institutions and organizations. She is particularly interested in understanding how the complex and evolving relationship between the state and enterprises shapes economic outcomes and strategic behavior in China, and she approaches these questions from a multidisciplinary perspective that draws on political science, economics, and management studies. Her work has appeared in international journals such as The China Quarterly, Journal of Contemporary China, and Management and Organization Review, reflecting her commitment to producing research of both academic rigor and practical relevance.

Selected Publications:

(Please classify according to monographs (books), journal articles, conference papers, research projects, etc.)

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles:

Zhou, T. & Weng, C. “Soldiering in the Special Zone: The People’s Liberation Army Engineering Corps in Shenzhen,” The China Quarterly, Vol. 260, December 2024, pp.906-924

Weng, C., Li, X., Yang, H., & Ting, R. “Formal and Informal Institutional Constraints on Firm Innovative Performance,” Management and Organization Review,17(5), December 2021, pp.918-967

Ko, K. & Weng, C. “Structural Changes in Chinese Corruption,” The China Quarterly, Vol. 211, September 2012, pp.718-740

Ko, K. & Weng, C. “Critical Review of Conceptual Definitions of Chinese

Corruption: A Formal-Legal Perspective,” Journal of Contemporary China, Vol. 20, No 70, June 2011, pp.359-378

Shan, W. & Weng, C. “China’s New Policy in Xinjiang and its Challenges,” East Asian Policy, Jul-Sep 2010, pp.58-66

Zheng, Y. & Weng, C. “China-US Relations under the New Global Power

Structure,” Journal of University of International Relations, vol. 5, 2010, pp. 94-99 (in Chinese)

Peer-reviewed Book Chapters:

Zheng, Y. & Weng, C. “The Development of China’s Formal Political Structures,” in China in the Era of Xi Jinping, Robert S. Ross and Jo Inge Bekkevold, eds. Washington, D. C.: Georgetown University Press, 2016, pp. 32-65

Zheng, Y. & Weng, C. “Why Does China’s Reform Start in the Provinces? De Facto Federalism and Its Limits,” in Democratization in China, Korea and Southeast Asia: Local and National Perspectives, K. X. Zhou, S. Rigger & L. T. White III, eds. London: Routledge, 2014, pp. 110-125

Yang, M. & Weng, C. “China’s Recycled Water/Water Treatment Industry in the Age of Water Crisis”, in China’s Industrial Development in the 21^st Century, M. Yang, et al, eds. Singapore: World Scientific, 2011, pp.101-135

Peer-reviewed Online Publication:

Zheng, Y. & Weng, C. “Central-Local Relations,” in Oxford Bibliographies in “Chinese Studies,” Tim Wright, ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014, <http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199920082/obo-9780199920082-0091.xml >

Policy Reports:

Cook, A.D.B. & Weng C. “Chinese Perceptions of 2012 US Presidential Election,” East Asian Institute Background Brief No. 768

Yang, M. & Weng C. “China Building Large Passenger Planes,” East Asian Institute Background Brief No. 699

Yang, M. & Weng C. “China's Civil Aviation Industry Taking off,” East Asian Institute Background Brief No. 698

Yang, M. & Weng C. “China's New Team of Top Financial Regulators,” East Asian Institute Background Brief No. 693

Yang, M. & Weng C. “Reforming China's Water Industry,” East Asian Institute Background Brief No. 578

Yang, M. & Weng C. “China Acts to Avert a Water Crisis,” East Asian Institute Background Brief No. 577

Shan, W. & Weng C. “China’s ‘New Deal’ in Xinjiang,” East Asian Institute Background Brief No. 531