Zheng Yongnian

Zheng Yongnian
郑永年
Born1962 (age 61–62)
NationalityChinese
Occupationpolitical scientist
Known forCommentary on the Politics of the People's Republic of China
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鄭永年
Simplified Chinese郑永年
Transcriptions

Zheng Yongnian (Chinese: 郑永年; born 1962) is a Chinese political scientist and political commentator who has studied and written on contemporary China and especially on Chinese politics. Zheng joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen in September 2020 and was appointed Director of the Advanced Institute of Global and Contemporary China Studies. He became the founding dean of the university's School of Public Policy in September 2024. He was a professor and director of the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore since 2008 until his resignation in 2020 amid alleged incidents of sexual misconduct.