Jinghan (Michael) Zeng
@jinghanzeng.bsky.social
Professor at City University of Hong Kong
Author - Memoirs of a Confucius Institute Director (2025), AI with Chinese Characteristics (2022), Slogan Politics (2020) & Chinese Communist Party (2015)
Profile: https://scholars.cityu.edu.hk/en/persons/jingzeng
Author - Memoirs of a Confucius Institute Director (2025), AI with Chinese Characteristics (2022), Slogan Politics (2020) & Chinese Communist Party (2015)
Profile: https://scholars.cityu.edu.hk/en/persons/jingzeng
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Memoirs of a Confucius Institute Director, Volume 1
First insider memoir of a Confucius Institute director, revealing leadership challenges, controversies, and China's global engagement.
link.springer.com
Thrilled to see my book officially released ! 📖 It offers an insider’s story of #ConfuciusInstitutes rarely available to the public—shedding light on their complexities beyond headlines and stereotypes. Available at link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
During my UK trip last week, I shared some reflections on the growing hawkish push in London to “disengage” from China. While concerns about China are understandable, sentiment without strategy can be dangerous. amp.scmp.com/opinion/worl...
Opinion | A post-Brexit Britain in decline cannot afford to alienate China
Brexit showed sentiment without strategy ends in decline. London risks a repeat by letting anti-Beijing posturing dictate policy.
amp.scmp.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
During my UK trip last week, I shared some reflections on the growing hawkish push in London to “disengage” from China. While concerns about China are understandable, sentiment without strategy can be dangerous. amp.scmp.com/opinion/worl...
This paper was in development for two years before DeepSeek's arrival. It's a challenge to keep pace with the breakneck speed of AI, but fortunately, the key argument has stood the test of time and is even supported by the latest tech. Thrilled to finally share it.
📣 New #BJPIR article out now!
'ChatGPT as a security threat: US–China security dilemma in the generative AI race' by @jinghanzeng.bsky.social
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'ChatGPT as a security threat: US–China security dilemma in the generative AI race' by @jinghanzeng.bsky.social
🔗 buff.ly/WOjeJW8
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This paper was in development for two years before DeepSeek's arrival. It's a challenge to keep pace with the breakneck speed of AI, but fortunately, the key argument has stood the test of time and is even supported by the latest tech. Thrilled to finally share it.
Very glad to share my latest article “ChatGPT as a Security Threat: US–China Security Dilemma in the Generative AI Race,” just published in British Journal of Politics and International Relations. Read it journals.sagepub.com/eprint/A6ATG...
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Very glad to share my latest article “ChatGPT as a Security Threat: US–China Security Dilemma in the Generative AI Race,” just published in British Journal of Politics and International Relations. Read it journals.sagepub.com/eprint/A6ATG...
My take on the Xi–Trump meeting: they’ve just revived the ghost of the G2.
Trump’s seemingly offhand remark signals the return — at least rhetorically — of an idea once rejected by both Washington and Beijing. thediplomat.com/2025/10/trum...
Trump’s seemingly offhand remark signals the return — at least rhetorically — of an idea once rejected by both Washington and Beijing. thediplomat.com/2025/10/trum...
Trump and Xi Revive the Ghost of the G2
A seemingly offhand remark from Trump signals the return – at least rhetorically – of an idea once proposed and dismissed by both Washington and Beijing.
thediplomat.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My take on the Xi–Trump meeting: they’ve just revived the ghost of the G2.
Trump’s seemingly offhand remark signals the return — at least rhetorically — of an idea once rejected by both Washington and Beijing. thediplomat.com/2025/10/trum...
Trump’s seemingly offhand remark signals the return — at least rhetorically — of an idea once rejected by both Washington and Beijing. thediplomat.com/2025/10/trum...
Glad to share my comments on the #Trump -Xi meeting in South Korea with @NBCNews An important step toward de-escalating tensions between the US and China but it alone cannot resolve their political differences nor address the deeper structural roots of their tensions www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/u...
U.S. and China hope to make progress on tariffs as Trump and Xi meet in South Korea
President Donald Trump has sounded upbeat about the meeting with Xi Jinping, which is also expected to focus on fentanyl and rare-earth minerals, saying: "We want to make a deal."
www.nbcnews.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Glad to share my comments on the #Trump -Xi meeting in South Korea with @NBCNews An important step toward de-escalating tensions between the US and China but it alone cannot resolve their political differences nor address the deeper structural roots of their tensions www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/u...
🌍 Excited to Kick Off My European Talk Tour! ✈️
This Wednesday, I’ll be heading to Europe for a series of talks in Turin, Berlin, Oxford, and Cardiff.
This is a special milestone for me—my first return to Europe not as a Europe-based academic, but as an Asia-based scholar.
This Wednesday, I’ll be heading to Europe for a series of talks in Turin, Berlin, Oxford, and Cardiff.
This is a special milestone for me—my first return to Europe not as a Europe-based academic, but as an Asia-based scholar.
October 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
🌍 Excited to Kick Off My European Talk Tour! ✈️
This Wednesday, I’ll be heading to Europe for a series of talks in Turin, Berlin, Oxford, and Cardiff.
This is a special milestone for me—my first return to Europe not as a Europe-based academic, but as an Asia-based scholar.
This Wednesday, I’ll be heading to Europe for a series of talks in Turin, Berlin, Oxford, and Cardiff.
This is a special milestone for me—my first return to Europe not as a Europe-based academic, but as an Asia-based scholar.
Pekingnology has published excerpts from my book, highlighting the section where I address and dismiss the allegation that Confucius Institutes are involved in espionage and intelligence gathering. Quite timely given the UK’s debate on “China spying” cases www.pekingnology.com/p/jinghan-ze...
Jinghan Zeng's Memoirs of a Confucius Institute Director
The first insider memoir from a Confucius Institute director during a time of growing global controversy chronicles an award-winning journey facing existential and political challenges
www.pekingnology.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Pekingnology has published excerpts from my book, highlighting the section where I address and dismiss the allegation that Confucius Institutes are involved in espionage and intelligence gathering. Quite timely given the UK’s debate on “China spying” cases www.pekingnology.com/p/jinghan-ze...
On 3 November 2025, I will deliver a talk in Berlin on “Security Dilemma and the US–China Generative AI Race”, based on one of my forthcoming papers. The event will be held in person with an option to join online. Registration link: berlincontemporarychinanetwork.org/events/detai...
Security Dilemma and US-China Generative AI race
berlincontemporarychinanetwork.org
October 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM
On 3 November 2025, I will deliver a talk in Berlin on “Security Dilemma and the US–China Generative AI Race”, based on one of my forthcoming papers. The event will be held in person with an option to join online. Registration link: berlincontemporarychinanetwork.org/events/detai...
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“If we are honest about Britain’s place in the global strategic landscape today, the idea that it is a prime espionage target stretches credulity.”
My analysis of the recent allegations of Chinese #espionage in the UK. The paranoia over people with connections to China tells us less about the scale of any real threat and more about the anxieties shaping Britain’s view of Beijing amp-scmp-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.scmp...
Opinion | Britain’s obsession with ‘Chinese spying’ says more about the UK than China
The paranoia over people with connections to China tells us less about the scale of any real threat and more about the anxieties shaping Britain’s view of Beijing
amp-scmp-com.cdn.ampproject.org
October 19, 2025 at 8:09 AM
“If we are honest about Britain’s place in the global strategic landscape today, the idea that it is a prime espionage target stretches credulity.”
My analysis of the recent allegations of Chinese #espionage in the UK. The paranoia over people with connections to China tells us less about the scale of any real threat and more about the anxieties shaping Britain’s view of Beijing amp-scmp-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.scmp...
Opinion | Britain’s obsession with ‘Chinese spying’ says more about the UK than China
The paranoia over people with connections to China tells us less about the scale of any real threat and more about the anxieties shaping Britain’s view of Beijing
amp-scmp-com.cdn.ampproject.org
October 19, 2025 at 6:46 AM
My analysis of the recent allegations of Chinese #espionage in the UK. The paranoia over people with connections to China tells us less about the scale of any real threat and more about the anxieties shaping Britain’s view of Beijing amp-scmp-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.scmp...
Looking forward to returning to my alma mater University of Macau to give a book talk. There’s no better place to launch this series of book talks than where my academic journey first began. Book link link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
October 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Looking forward to returning to my alma mater University of Macau to give a book talk. There’s no better place to launch this series of book talks than where my academic journey first began. Book link link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
New on The East Is Read 📷: the transcript of our Mapping Global China Conversation now available here www.eastisread.com/p/d0c0dd65-a...
October 4, 2025 at 3:24 AM
New on The East Is Read 📷: the transcript of our Mapping Global China Conversation now available here www.eastisread.com/p/d0c0dd65-a...
Sharing my latest analysis on why China rejected Nvidia’s stripped-down chips—and what it means for global tech competition www.scmp.com/opinion/chin...
Opinion | Why China said ‘no’ to stripped-down Nvidia chips
To continue buying the chips would be seen as accepting US-dictated tech inferiority. China would rather push for tech independence.
www.scmp.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Sharing my latest analysis on why China rejected Nvidia’s stripped-down chips—and what it means for global tech competition www.scmp.com/opinion/chin...
Look forward to giving a talk on my new book, Memoirs of a Confucius Institute Director, Volume 1, at the University of Oxford China Centre on 5 November.
🔗 Event details: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/34a...
📖 Book link: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
@ox.ac.uk
🔗 Event details: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/34a...
📖 Book link: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
@ox.ac.uk
September 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Look forward to giving a talk on my new book, Memoirs of a Confucius Institute Director, Volume 1, at the University of Oxford China Centre on 5 November.
🔗 Event details: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/34a...
📖 Book link: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
@ox.ac.uk
🔗 Event details: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/34a...
📖 Book link: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
@ox.ac.uk
Look forward to 2025 Ferrel Heady Roundtable on AI governance register.gotowebinar.com/register/236...
September 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Look forward to 2025 Ferrel Heady Roundtable on AI governance register.gotowebinar.com/register/236...
Thrilled to see my book officially released ! 📖 It offers an insider’s story of #ConfuciusInstitutes rarely available to the public—shedding light on their complexities beyond headlines and stereotypes. Available at link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Memoirs of a Confucius Institute Director, Volume 1
First insider memoir of a Confucius Institute director, revealing leadership challenges, controversies, and China's global engagement.
link.springer.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thrilled to see my book officially released ! 📖 It offers an insider’s story of #ConfuciusInstitutes rarely available to the public—shedding light on their complexities beyond headlines and stereotypes. Available at link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Delighted to discuss my new book on Confucius Institutes with Mapping Global China www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKnE... #Chinastudies #China #ConfuciusInstitutes #GlobalChina
Are We Misreading Confucius Institutes and China's Soft Power?
YouTube video by Mapping Global China
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September 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Delighted to discuss my new book on Confucius Institutes with Mapping Global China www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKnE... #Chinastudies #China #ConfuciusInstitutes #GlobalChina
Look forward to the event
September 3, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Look forward to the event
The original title: “China Studies in the UK Is in Crisis — But Not Because of China”
Excellent response from Prof Zeng Jinghan (formerly University of Lancaster) to the recent report on the ‘crisis’ in China Studies inthe UK. Right on the nail. www.scmp.com/opinion/worl...
Opinion | London must look within, not towards Beijing, to fix academic woes
Instead of worrying about political interference from abroad, UK higher education administrators should deal with institutional decay at home.
www.scmp.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:26 AM
The original title: “China Studies in the UK Is in Crisis — But Not Because of China”
From X to Bluesky ✈️
Excited to bring discussions on China, world politics, and AI to this space. New platform, new energy—let’s connect.
Excited to bring discussions on China, world politics, and AI to this space. New platform, new energy—let’s connect.
September 3, 2025 at 6:13 AM
From X to Bluesky ✈️
Excited to bring discussions on China, world politics, and AI to this space. New platform, new energy—let’s connect.
Excited to bring discussions on China, world politics, and AI to this space. New platform, new energy—let’s connect.