Studying China’s Political System and Foreign Relations in the heart of Beijing
Department of International Political Economy
Prof. WANG Hongyu

 
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WANG,HONGYU


PhD. in Political Science;

PhD. in International Relations;


Tenure Full Professor in International Political Economy;


Director, Centre for Economic Diplomacy;

PhD Supervisor at School of International Relations, UIBE


Research Fields


China's economic diplomacy, EU politics and diplomacy, international political economy, China-Eu economic and trade relations, free trade zone network, etc


Main courses taught

Undergraduate:"Introduction to Economic Diplomacy",

Graduate:"Special Studies on Economic Diplomacy", "European Union in World Affairs", "China External Economic Relations",

Doctoral:"Regional and Country Studies"


Email

wanghongyu@uibe.edu.cn


Personal homepage

http://sir.uibe.edu.cn/szdw/gjzzjjxx/why/index.htm

https://researchportal.vub.be/en/persons/hongyu-wang

https://iropc.cityu.edu.mo/list-37/524


Office hours

Room 217, Chengxin Building. Open one day per week. Please make an appointment in advance through email.


Education Background


Non Degree Program

² 2016-2017, Visiting Scholar at Vrije Universiteit Brussel funded by CSC

² 2015-2019, Postdoctoral Researcher at Institute for European Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Science (CASS)

² 2012-2013, Short-term full scholarship Postdoctoral Researcher at VUB, funded by VLOS, Belgium


Degree Programs

² 2006-2011, Double Degrees Doctoral Program, School of International Studies (2006-2011) Renmin University of China, Beijing, China

PhD. in International Relations, June 2011

Political Department (2007-2011)Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium

PhD. in Political Science, May 2011

² 2004-2006, Graduate Program

School of Humanities and law, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China  

M.A. in Administration, June 2006

² 2000-2004, Undergraduate Program

School of Humanities and law, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China

B.A. in Politics, July 2004


Professional Experience

² 2025-present, Committee member of the France/Belgium Committee of the China Association of Overseas Students (China Association of Returned Overseas Students)

² 2024-present, Council Member of the Diplomatic Studies Research Branch of the Chinese Society of History of Foreign Affairs

² 2023-present, Member of “the Forum of 50 Young Specialists of Regional Studies” in China

² 2022-present, Adjunct Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the Institute of Portuguese-Speaking Countries, City University of Macau

² 2021-present, Special Advisor of EU-China Friendship Association (Belgium)

² 2021-present, Senior Researcher at the Institute of National Security and Governance, University of International Business and Economics

² 2021-present, Member of the European Political Studies Branch of the Chinese Society of Europe

² 2021-present, Member of the Expert Committee of the "Belt and Road" Industrial Communications Think Tank Alliance AT the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology,China

² 2019-present: Senior Researcher of China Academy of Open Economy Studies, UIBE

² 2014–present: Vice Secretary General, Chinese Association of Economic Diplomacy

² 2013-present: Member of Chinese Association of European Studies

² 2012-present: Senior Researcher at Center for Economic Diplomacy, Wuhan University, China

² 2011–present: Senior Associate Researcher,Department of Political Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium


Publications in English

Books:

² 2014, Public-Private Interactions in European Trade Policy Making.The World BookPublishing Group(世界图书出版集团), China

² 2015, “China’s Economic Diplomacy: The PRC’s Growing International Influence in the 21st Century”. ACA Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, 2015. (Co-author with Zhang Xiaotong)

Journal Articles:

² 2025, Weil, S. (Steffi), You, N., & Wang, H. (2025). Europe and China’s Competing Ideas in the Belt and Road Initiative. Journal of East Asia Security, 2025(3), 67–70.

² 2021, China's New Generation Trade Agreements: Importing Rules to Lock-in Domestic Reform?, Regulation & Governance (SSCI/Q1/IF:5.400), (equal authored with Jappe Eckhardt)

² 2021, The Concepts and Practice of China’s Participation in Global Climate Governance in the Post-Paris Era, Journal of Global Policy and Governance,No.2 (co-authored with Xu Haohui)

² 2020, The construction of international drug security system under the mode of cross-border e-commerce sales, BASIC & CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY (SCI), 2020-3-20, (co-authored with Zhu, D ; Zhang, BE ; Lin, SY )

² 2019,Analysis of Trade Status and Tariff Policy Impact between China and Central and Eastern Europe. in Valentin Katrandzhiev ads, Advancing 16+1 Cooperation Platform – the Way Ahead,Printed by Izdatelstvo VELES Ltd,(ISBN 978-619-7200-15-7)

² 2018, Reforming International Trade Order Shaping Beneficial Environment for China’s Trade Disputes Settlement, Journal of Transition Studies Review, No.1:pp3-11 (co-authored with Yang Furong)

² 2017, Extensive Private Military Contractors: A New “Revolving Door” with the Axis of Commoditization on Human Life and Violence under the State Monopoly, Journal of Global Policy and Governance, No.1:pp19-27 (co-authored with Wang Ziming)

² 2017,EU and China Approach Analysis on Climate Change Politics, in Balazs Ujvari eds. EU-China Co-operation in Global Governance: Going beyond the Conceptual Gap, Egmont Paper 92 (ISBN 979-10-96843-05-3), April (co-authored with Bai Hefei)

² 2015, An International Public Goods Perspective upon China’s Resource Governance: the Function and Invalidation of REO(rare earth oxide) Economic Diplomacy, Journal of Global Policy and Governance, No.2(co-authored with Yan Zhanyu and Li Hongjia)

² 2014, How the Sure Start Policy Is Implemented under the Labour Government in the UK: A Perspective of Implementation Network, Public Administration Research; Vol. 3, No. 1.

² 2013, Comparative Regionalization: EU Model and East Asia’s Practice for Regional Integration, Journal of Global Policy and Governance, Springer,

² 2008, On European Cultural Identity through EU Cultural Policy, Journal of Cambridge Studies, Vol 3, (1):24-30

Publications in Chinese

Books:

² 2019, The EU Free Trade Agreement Network and its Strategic management(欧盟自由贸易区网络及其战略管理). China Commerce and Trade Press(中国商务出版社)

² 2014, European Trade Policy Making as an Exchange of Goods between Public and PrivateActors in Multilevel Networks(欧盟贸易决策制定:多层网络结构下的公私交易), China Political and Law University Press(中国政法大学出版社)


Edited Book:

² 2016.《“一带一路”战略构想与国际社会》,The Belt and Road Initiative and International Society, 对外经济贸易大学出版社University of International Business and Economics Press  (Vice Chief Editor)


Translated Book:

² 2023.Biscop, Sven, Great Power Strategy: Exploring Great Power Relations in the 21st Century, Science and Technology Press of China.

Textbook:

² 2026. Ten Lectures on Economic Diplomacy, Wang Hongyu, China Renmin University Press,

Journal Articles:

² 2025, 数字基建场域下大国规范竞争与非洲能动性选择Normative Competition among Major Powers and Africa's Proactive Choices in the Digital Infrastructure Field, International Economic Cooperation《国际经济合作》, 2025 (6)

² 2024, 从经济引擎到政坛漩涡,财政紧缩重塑法德命运From economic Engine to political vortex, Fiscal austerity reshapes Franco-German fate, 《世界知识》World Knowledge, 2025, 3:59-61

² 2024, 欧盟与南共市似已错过达成自贸协定的“机会窗口”The EU and MERCOSUR seem to have missed the 'window of opportunity' for a free trade agreement, 《世界知识》World Knowledge, 2024, 8:48-49

² 2023, 中国经济外交的思想源流、政策举措与国际影响The ideological origins, policy measures and international influence of China's economic diplomacy,《人民论坛·学术前沿》 Academic Frontiers of People's Forum, 2023 (7) : 60-71

² 2023, 当前我国推动制度型开放面临的主要形势The current main situation facing promoting institution-type opening up of our country, 《国家治理》"National Governance", 2023 (9) : 22-26

² 2022, 人类命运共同体理念是引领人类前进发展的伟大旗帜The concept of a community with a shared future for mankind is a great banner leading the development of mankind,中国社会科学网 Social Science Network of China, 2022.12.18

² 2022, 东亚经济金融合作:从历史到未来East Asian Economic and Financial Cooperation: From History to the Future.《中国外汇》 China Foreign Exchange 2022 (21) : 52-54

² 2022, 日本在东南亚的对华基建竞争——动因、演进与走向Japan's infrastructure competition with China in Southeast Asia: Motivation, evolution and direction, 《国际展望》International Outlook, 2022 (5) : 104-122

² 2019, 动力与目的:中国在全球气候治理中身份转变的成因Force and Purpose: Causes of identity change in China's Global Climate Governance, 东北亚论坛East Asia Forum, No 4

² 2019, 欧盟贸易战略的价值观导向及中国对策The Value Orientation of EU Trade Strategy and China's Countermeasures,理论学刊Theory Journal, No 2

² 2019, 比较政治学视域下量化研究方法的边界(The Boundary of Quantitative Research Methods in the Perspective of Comparative Political Studies), 上海行政学院学报Journal of Shanghai Administration Institute, No 1 (co-authored with Wang Dantong)

² 2018,欧亚金融合作制度变迁比较及中国策略——基于比较地区主义视角Comparative Regionalism Analysis on Financial Institutional Change between Europa and Asia,学术论坛Academic Forum,No.3

² 2018,提升区县市场监督管理局的食药监管效益——基于食药监管体制改革的思考Enhance the District and County Market Supervision Administration of Food and Drug Regulatory Benefits—Reflections on the Reform of Food and Drug Administration System,未来与发展Future and Development,No.3(二作)

² 2018,DT时代的治理模式:发展中的数字政府与数据政务The Governance Model in the DT Era: The Digital Government and Data Administration in Development,Journal of Hebei University河北大学学报(哲学社会科学版),No.3(被人大复印报刊资料《公共行政》2018年第10期全文转载)(二作)

² 2018,养护医三位一体:智慧社区居家精细化养老服务体系研究The Trinity of Nursing and Medical Care: Research on the Refined Old-age Service System of Smart Community, 武汉大学学报(哲学社会科学版)Journal of Wuhan University,No.3

² 2018,新地区主义视野下的东亚金融合作:根本问题及中国方案New Regionalism and East Asia’s Financial Cooperation: Problems and China’s Strategies,深圳大学学报(哲学社会科学版)Journal of Shenzhen University,No.3

² 2018,规范导向与市场需求:欧盟贸易政策的张力及其表现Normative Orientation and Market Requirement: The Strain of EU’s Trade Policy and its Manifestation,欧洲研究Chinese Journal of European Studies, No.3

² 2017, 国际公共产品供给:中国稀土产业的经济外交策略The supply of International Public Goods: the strategy of China’s REO Economic Diplomacy,东北亚论坛East Asia Forum, No 2

² 2014, 欧盟经济外交的特点及中国的应对策略(The Characteristics of European Union’sEconomic Diplomacy and China’s relevant Strategies),欧洲研究(Chinese Journal of EuropeanStudies) (CSSCI), Vol. 2014 No.4 (peer review)

² 2014, 国家营销视角下的中国外交战略分析(China Foreign Strategy Analysis inPerspective of National Market),外交评论(外交学院学报)(Review of Foreign Affairs), Vol.2014. No.3 (peer review)

² 2013, 管理外交:中国对欧盟经济外交战略的管理与展望(Managing Diplomacy: theStrategic Management and Prospects of EU-China Economic Diplomacy),学术论坛(Academic Forum) (CSSCI), 2013,Vol,12(peer reviewed)

² 2013, 论中国经济实力的运用问题(on the application of Chinese economic power),东北亚论坛(Forum of Northeast Asia)(CSSCI), 2013, Vol. 1, (peer reviewed)

² 2009, 政策网络与欧盟对外决策分析( Policy Networks Approach and the Analysis on European Foreign Policy Making), 欧洲研究 (Chinese Journal of European Studies) (CSSCI), 2009, Vol.1:140-150 (peer reviewed).

² 2009, 建构主义视角下的欧洲一体化问题(The European Integration on the View of Constructivism). 长白学刊(Changbai Academic Journal) (CSSCI), 2009,Vol.2:157 (peer reviewed).

² 2009, 欧洲一体化进程中的治理理论及其模式(Governance theory in European integration process). 产业与科技论坛 (Industrial & Science Tribune), 2009,Vol.2:248-249 (peer reviewed).

² 2007, 论欧洲立宪的主体行为模式建构 (On Constructing the Actors in the Process of European Constitutionalism), 外交评论(外交学院学报) (Foreign Affairs Review) (CSSCI), 2007, Vol.3:72-80 (peer reviewed).


Research Projects


² 2023, the Development of Brazil's Cultural and creative Industries and its cooperation with China under the Global Civilization Initiative, special project of Regional and Country Studies of the University of International Business and Economics, is being researched

² 2021, UIBE Major Pre-Research project, "The Development Trend of the Interaction between the United States and Europe and China's Strategic Operation and Research Space" (ZD5-01)

² From 2020 to 2022, special Country and Regional research project of the Ministry of Education, "Study on the Policy Intention of the European Union and Major European Countries on the restructuring of foreign industrial Chain under the impact of Epidemic" (2020-N21)

² From 2017 to 2022, project of National Social Science Foundation of China, "Design and Management of China's Free Trade Zone Strategy under the background of Global Value Chain Remodeling" (17BGJ011)

² From 2017 to 2020, participated in the innovation team of University of International Business and Economics, "Research on International Security Situation Awareness and Conflict Prediction Model Based on Open source Data Analysis" (CXTD8-05)

² From 2016 to 2020, project of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, "Design and Management of China's Free Trade Zone Strategy from the perspective of Great Power Economic Diplomacy" (2016M591337)

² From 2012 to 2015, youth project of the Humanities and Social Sciences Foundation of the Ministry of Education, "EU Trade Decision Making: Goods Trading between Public and Private Actors in a Multi-layer Network" (12YJCGJW012)

² From 2011 to 2012, Youth Scientific Research Project of University of International Business and Economics (11QNGJWT01)

² From 2008 to 2011, participated in the 2006 European Union major project "The European Union and Greater China" chaired by Prof. Dr. Bruno Coppieters, the main participant, the Institute of European Studies, the Free University of Brussels, Belgium


Part of the Public Lecture Topics


² The Belt and Road Initiative and the development of China's economic diplomacy

² Great Power Economic Diplomacy: The logic and strategy of China's interaction with the world

² Reform of global economic governance system and new trend of globalization

² China's aid diplomacy: Historical Perspectives and policy Trends

² China's economic diplomacy and China-Eu economic and trade relations

² Institutional Debate - An interpretation of Sino-US and European economic and trade relations

² High-level opening up and reform of the international economic governance system

Awards:

² 2018, The Excellent Scholar of University of International Business and Economics

² 2018, The Third Level Prize of Excellent Paper of “The International Politics Research Branch of Higher Education

² 2019, The Third Level Prize of Outstanding Teaching Award of UIBE

² 2019, The Second Level Prize of Excellent Paper of “The International Politics Research Branch of Higher Education Institute of Beijing” (Title: motivation and purpose: the causes of China's identity transformation in global climate governance)

² 2020, The second prize of Excellent Teaching Achievement Award of UIBE

² 2021, The second prize of Excellent Teaching Award of UIBE

² 2021, Teaching model of UIBE

² 2021,Famous teacher and team leader of UIBE

² 2022,Famous teacher and team leader of Beijing

² First Prize of Excellent Paper, Beijing University International Politics Research Branch, Chinese Society of Higher Education, 2022 (" Southeast Asian Regional Governance and Overseas Infrastructure Competition among Great Powers: Gaining Advantages from China's Infrastructure Initiative ")

² 2023, Excellence Award of the Third Beijing University Teaching Innovation Competition

² 2023, The first prize of the second Teaching Ability Competition of UIBE

² 2022-203-2 semester Graduate student evaluation top 10%

² Supervision graduate students to win Beijing Outstanding Graduate (Wang Xinyang), Municipal Merit Student (Yang Ming), university-level outstanding graduate (Peng Zhaonan) and university-level outstanding graduation thesis (Ni Ziyue) for many times

² 2023, Outstanding Individual of Teacher Ethics, University of International Business and Economics

² 2025,Course leader of the third batch of National First-Class Undergraduate courses

² 2025,university-level Teaching Achievement Award (undergraduate) Special Prize (Team Member)

² 2025, First contributor to the second prize of the university-level teaching achievement award (undergraduate)

² Supervision graduate students to win Beijing Outstanding Graduate (Wang Xinyang), Municipal Merit Student (Yang Ming), university-level outstanding graduate (Peng Zhaonan) and university-level outstanding graduation thesis (Ni Ziyue) for many times

 

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