Ren Xinyuan
Postdoctoral fellow, Centre for Contemporary China and the World, University of Hong KongRen Xinyuan is a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Contemporary China and the World at the University of Hong Kong. He was awarded a PhD in Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick in 2024 and received an MA in Asian Studies from George Washington University in 2021. His research focuses on Chinese and global governance and political economy, with particular attention to the impact of technology policies.
Articles by Ren Xinyuan
Politics
The hidden divide: Why China’s vice-ministers rarely reach the top
In China, ministers and vice-ministers play distinct roles which may not be part of a single career path. A close study of ministerial officials informs the wider analysis of China’s political elite, say academics Li Cheng and Ren Xinyuan.
Li Cheng, Ren Xinyuan
27 Jul 2026