Recollections of a 1960s Leftist Student Grappling with the Maoist China Dream (May 13, 2021)
David Zweig’s expertise lies in the areas of Chinese politics and political risk, China’s search for talent and efforts to generate reverse migration, China’s domestic and international political economy, China’s resource diplomacy, Chinese higher education, China’s foreign policy and its ties to East Asia and the US, Hong Kong politics and Hong Kong-Mainland relations.He studied in Beijing in 1974-1976 and did field research in rural China in 1980-1981 and 1986. In 1991-92 and 1997, he did field research in Jiangsu Province on China’s “opening to the outside world.” Since 1991, he has travelled around China interviewing returned academics, scientists, entrepreneurs and employees, as well as Chinese studying and working in the West. Dr. Zweig is a Canadian citizen.