Cheng Xiaonong

Cheng Xiaonong (simplified Chinese: 程晓农; traditional Chinese: 程曉農; pinyin: Chéng Xiǎonóng; born 19 February 1952) is a Chinese-American author.

Cheng Xiaonong
程晓农
Cheng Xiaonong
Researcher of the Office of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Deputy Director of the Research Institute of China Economic System Reform
In office 1985–1989
Personal details
Born	(1952-02-19) February 19, 1952 (age 73) Shanghai, China
Citizenship	United States
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (quit in 1989)
Spouse	He Qinglian
Alma mater	Renmin University of China Princeton University
Profession	Economic, sociology

Biography

Cheng was born in Shanghai on February 19, 1952. After middle school, Cheng was sent to Feidong County to work as a farmer.^{[citation needed]}

In 1975, Cheng worked in Anhui Geologic Branch (安徽省地质局). Resumption of University Entrance Examination in 1977, Cheng moved to Beijing, he was a graduate student of Renmin University, and he holds an M.A. in economics from Renmin University in 1985.^{[citation needed]}

After graduation, Cheng served as a researcher of the office of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and the Deputy Director of the Research Institute of China Economic System Reform.^{[citation needed]}

In 1989, Cheng became a visiting scholar at University of Göttingen and Princeton University, he earned a doctorate in sociology from Princeton University.^{[citation needed]}

From 1997 to 2009, Cheng served as the chief editor of Modern China Studies (当代中国研究).^[1][2][3]