Qiao Xinsheng

Qiao Xinsheng

Professor, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

Qiao Xinsheng is a professor at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law and the local director of the China Society for Human Rights Studies and The Law Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait. He was also the director of the university's economic law research centre and social development research centre. His research interests lie in Chinese law and globalisation, including major power relations and China's relations with its neighbouring countries. He is also the author of various books on economic law, legal issues of business management, as well as humanity and law.

This photo shows Yuan Longping in 2006, at a press event with Chinese media. (CNS)
Society

Chinese academic: Why the CCP honoured Yuan Longping, the 'father of hybrid rice'

By Qiao Xinsheng 02 Jul 2021
China's “father of hybrid rice”, the late scientist Yuan Longping, was conferred the Medal of the Republic by the Chinese Communist Party. Chinese academic Qiao Xinsheng concludes that amid science and technology debates and praises of Yuan's achievements, the CCP's award demonstrates that the true goals of science are to improve the lives of the people.
CASA, an advocacy organisation for Latino and immigrant people and other immigrant advocacy groups, rally outside the White House in Lafayette Park, to demand that the Biden administration take action on citizenship for all on 26 May 2021 in Washington, DC. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)
Economy

Chinese academic: Developing nations must be wary of internet platform companies and their capital

By Qiao Xinsheng 16 Jun 2021
Qiao Xinsheng points out that one should not have any expectations about the globalisation of the job market. In the internet economy era, even though internet platform companies facilitate capital’s global search for talent, this has not improved labour’s freedom of movement in search of better job opportunities. Cheap labour will continue to be exploited through the long arms of overseas capital. Not only that, with these companies' technology-enabled capabilities to collect massive amounts of data, national security will be a concern.
A worker operates a harvester machine at a tea plantation in Minamiyamashiro, Kyoto, Japan, on 14 May 2021. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Bloomberg)
Society

Lessons for China: The powerful position of the Japanese farming industry

By Qiao Xinsheng 01 Jun 2021
Japan’s farming industry occupies a special position in the country’s political, economic and social development. Although farmers are few in number, they wield a strong influence. As a result, a protected farming ecosystem exists in Japan, which has enabled the country to make great strides in organic farming and reducing carbon emissions. The country has also been adept at leveraging its overseas industrial outposts to support its domestic farming sector. What can China learn from Japan’s experience?
A demonstrator wearing a protective mask holds a “Follow The Money” sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, 9 July 2020. The court cleared a New York grand jury to get President Donald Trump's financial records while blocking for now House subpoenas that might have led to their public release before the election. (Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg)
Politics

Chinese academic: The US is where money rules behind the facade of democracy

By Qiao Xinsheng 22 Jul 2020
Chinese academic Qiao Xinsheng notes that despite its image of being democratic, the US is driven by capitalism and an individualism enjoyed only by a small number of elites. Such pre-existing conditions lead to a fragmented society made worse by the actions of President Donald Trump.
Motorists wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus travel along a busy traffic intersection in Hanoi on 13 May 2020. (Manan Vatsyayana/AFP)
Politics

China should be worried about political developments in Vietnam, not economic rivalry

By Qiao Xinsheng 15 May 2020
Vietnam is fast becoming the factory of the world and is well-placed to capitalise on changes to global supply chains. Chinese academic Qiao Xinsheng feels that contrary to popular opinion, though Vietnam is striving to be the fastest growing economy in Southeast Asia, it is not going to be an economic threat to China any time soon. What China should look out for, is how the Vietnam government negotiates domestic political and social reforms, and whether the Communist Party of Vietnam is able to avoid the kind of tragedy that befell the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.