Cui Zhiyuan 崔之元 |
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Born | 1963 Beijing |
Nationality | Chinese |
Alma mater | National University of Defense Technology Chinese Academy of Social Sciences University of Chicago |
Organization | MIT, National University of Singapore, Harvard University Law School, Tsinghua University |
Notable works | Second Liberation of Thought, Liberal Socialism and the Future of China |
Political movement | Chinese New Left |
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www.cui-zy.cn |
Cui Zhiyuan (Chinese: 崔之元), born in Beijing in 1963, is a professor at Tsinghua University's School of Public Policy and Management, Beijing.[1] His father was a nuclear engineer in Sichuan province.[2]
He is a leading member of the Chinese New Left through his work on alternatives to neo-liberal capitalism and has called for a 'Second Liberation of Thought'. His views are discussed in the essay-collection One China, Many Paths. He has also been critical of recent privatisations of state assets,[3] and has called for more democracy within the party.[4]