Profile:

Zhang Qingmin is Professor and Chair of the Department of Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs Management, School of International Studies at Peking University. His teaching and research interests include Chinese Foreign Policy, Diplomatic Studies, Theory of Foreign Policy Analysis, and China and East Asia. He is the author of China’s Foreign Relations, U.S. Arms Sales Policy toward Taiwan: a Decision-Making Perspective, Contemporary China’s Diplomacy and more than a hundred peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters both in Chinese and English. He has translated from English to Chinese Woodrow Wilson and Colonel House: A Personality Studies by Alexander and Juliet George, Groupthink: Psychological Studies of Policy Decisions and Fiascoes by Irving Janis, and Diplomacy in a Globalizing World: Theories and Practice edited by Pauline Kerr and Geoffrey Wiseman. He has been a senior Fulbright Visiting Scholar at George Washington University’s Elliot School of International Affairs from 2004-2005 and visiting Professor at Faculty of Law, Tokyo University (Jan.-Feb.2013). He has rich international teaching experience, including teaching Chinese foreign policy related course at University Paris Sud (2007), Niigata University, Japan (2008), University of Palermo, Italy (2009), and National Chengchi University of Taiwan (Oct. 2013), the summer school of London School of Economics and Politics (2009-now), the joint program between Cornel University and Peking University (2009-2014). Before joining Peking University in 2007 he worked at China Foreign Affairs University as a professor and coordinator for training programs for junior and senior diplomats, and he lectures regularly to Chinese Government sponsored training program to foreign government officials and professionals form Hong Kong and Macau. He was a founding editorial board member of Foreign Policy Analysis (in the U.S.) and has been on editorial board of The Hague Journal of Diplomatic Studies since 2012. He received his M.A. from Brigham Young University in Utah, USA and his Ph.D. from China Foreign Affairs University.

Research Areas:

Foreign policy analysis theory and China’s foreign policy, diplomatic theory and contemporary Chinese diplomacy, U.S. diplomacy and Sino-American relations, Taiwan issue and Asia-Pacific international relations

Diplomacy Studies

Diplomacy of Contemporary China

Foreign Policy Analysis

Theory and Practice of Chinese Foreign Policymaking

Special Topics in Chinese Diplomacy

Opening the Black Box: Understanding Chinese Foreign Policymaking

Authored Books：
Zhang Qingmin. Contemporary Chinese Diplomacy. Beijing: China Intercontinental Press, 2014. (Translated into Russian, Arabic and English)
Zhang Qingmin. Contemporary China’s Diplomacy. Beijing: China International Press, 2014.
Zhang Qingmin. China’s Diplomacy. Singapore: Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd, 2011.
Zhang Qingmin. China’s Diplomacy. Beijing: China Intercontinental Press, 2010. (Translated into Arabic, Spanish and French)
Zhang Qingmin. U.S. Arms Sales Policy toward Taiwan: A Decision-Making Perspective. Beijing: World Affairs Press, 2006.
Zhang Qingmin (Ed.). A Reader on China’s Foreign Relations. Beijing: China Personnel Press, 2003.
Lü Naicheng, Zhou Weiping, Zhang Qingmin, Zhou Yongsheng. The Great Game: Fifty Years of China-U.S.-Japan Relations. Beijing: Contemporary World Press, 2001.

Translations：
Irving Janis. Groupthink: Psychological Studies of Policy Decisions and Fiascoes (Trans. Zhang Qingmin, Sun Tianxu, Wang Shuqi). Beijing: Central Compilation & Translation Press, 2015.
Alexander L. George & Juliette L. George. Woodrow Wilson and Colonel House: A Personality Study (Trans. Zhang Qingmin). Beijing: Central Party Literature Press, 2014.

Book Chapters：
Zhang Qingmin. “From Peace Offensive to Coercive Strategy: Beijing’s Cognitive Changes During the 1995-1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis.” Asian Review (Hong Kong), Autumn-Winter 1998.
Zhang Qingmin. “A Comparative Perspective of China’s Relations with Africa and Latin America.” In China and Brazil: Challenges and Opportunities (Eds. Leila da Costa Ferreira & José Augusto Guilhon Albuquerque). University of Campinas Press, 2014.
Zhang Qingmin. “China’s Policy Toward Developing Countries: Patterns, Problems and Prospect.” In Handbook of China and Developing Countries (Ed. Carla Freeman), 2014.
Zhang Qingmin. “New Diplomatic Idea and China’s New Neighboring Diplomacy.” In Interpretation on New Philosophy of Chinese Diplomacy. Beijing: China International Press, 2014.
Zhang Qingmin & Lee MinGyu. “An Analytical Study of the Ideological Sources of China’s Conduct.” In China and the International Society: Adaptation and Self-consciousness. World Century Publishing, 2014.
Zhang Qingmin. “China’s Foreign Policy Since the 18th National Congress of CPC.” China International Strategic Review 2013. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 2013.
Zhang Qingmin. “The Cold War and U.S. Arms Sales Policy.” In Creating Hegemony: U.S. Strategy and Decision-Making During the Cold War (Eds. Wang Jisi & Niu Jun). Shanghai People’s Press, 2013.
Ye Zicheng & Zhang Qingmin. “China’s Diplomacy in Diplomacy in a Globalized World: Theory and Practice.” Oxford University Press, 2012.
Zhang Qingmin. “Foreign Policy Decision-Making Research.” In International Relations Studies (Ed. Wang Jianwei). Beijing: China Renmin University Press, 2010.
Enyu Zhang & Qingmin Zhang. “East Asia and Foreign Policy.” In International Studies Encyclopedia Vol. II. Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

Selected Articles in Chinese：
Zhang Qingmin. “The Transformation of Diplomacy and Global Health Diplomacy.” International Politics Studies, No.2, 2015.
Zhang Qingmin. “Leadership Personality Characteristics and Chinese Foreign Policy Studies.” World Economics and Politics, No.6, 2014.
Zhang Qingmin. “Understanding Chinese Foreign Policy Since the 18th CPC National Congress.” Foreign Affairs Review, No.2, 2014.
Zhang Qingmin. “China’s Experience in Resolving Land Border Issues and Its Implications for Maritime Disputes.” Foreign Affairs Review, No.4, 2013.
Zhang Qingmin. “The Domestic Management and Overall Planning of China’s Foreign Relations.” World Economics and Politics, No.8, 2013.
Zhang Qingmin. “The Positioning and Research Agenda of Diplomatic Studies.” International Politics Studies, No.4, 2012.

Selected Articles in English：
Zhang Qingmin. “Towards an Integrated Theory of Chinese Foreign Policy: Bringing Leadership Personality back in.” Journal of Contemporary China, Vol.23, No.89, 2014.
Peter Hays Gries, Zhang Qingmin, et al. “Patriotism, Nationalism and China’s US Policy: Structures and Consequences of Chinese National Identity.” The China Quarterly, No.205, 2011.
Zhang Qingmin. “The Bureaucratic Politics of US Arms Sales to Taiwan.” The Chinese Journal of International Politics, Vol.1, No.2, 2006.
Zhang Qingmin. “US ‘Dual Track’ Policy: arms sales and technology transfer to China mainland and Taiwan.” Journal of Contemporary China, Vol.10, No.26, 2001.

Newspaper Articles and Commentaries：
Zhang Qingmin. “Close China-US Contacts Help Build Mutual Trust.” Beijing Times, September 23, 2015.
Zhang Qingmin. “Highlights of China-US Security Cooperation.” Guangming Daily, September 20, 2015.
Zhang Qingmin. “The Enduring Spirit of Bandung.” People’s Daily, April 20, 2015.
Zhang Qingmin. “China’s Diplomacy Should Abandon ‘Victim Mentality’.” Global Times, February 25, 2012.

Research Projects:

National Social Science Fund Key Project: “Coordinating Domestic and International Priorities in Diplomatic Strategy” (2015)

Ministry of Education Project: “China’s Foreign Policy Theory and Practice” (2013)

Fulbright Research: “Foreign Policy Decision-Makers” (2004-2005)

Awards and Honors:

Beijing Outstanding Teacher Award (2013)

Peking University Teaching Excellence Award (2013)

First Prize, Beijing Outstanding Philosophy and Social Sciences Research Award (2008)