Cui Zhiyuan

Cui Zhiyuan 崔之元
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
Website
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]

References

1. ^ Tsinghua University School of Public Policy and Management: Cui Zhiyuan public profile, English version, retrieved 6 August 2010
2. ^ Leonard, Mark (2008). What Does China Think?. Great Britain: Fourth Estate. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-00-723068-6. 
3. ^ Sweeping privatisations spark criticism
4. ^ High stakes for China as party congress begins

External links

• Sample pages of an essay in The Chinese Model Of Modern Development
• Tsinghua University School of Public Policy and Management: Cui Zhiyuan public profile, English version, retrieved 6 August 2010.
• Tsinghua University School of Public Policy and Management: Cui Zhiyuan public profile, Chinese version, retrieved 6 August 2010.
• Cui Zhiyuan's website

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cui.

Persondata
Name	Cui Zhiyuan
Alternative names
Short description	Professor
Date of birth	1963
Place of birth	Beijing
Date of death
Place of death