Studies, McGill and Oxford univ. Taught in Singapore and Hong Kong. Held research fellowships at Princeton's Univ. Center for Human Values and Stanford's Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. Dean, School of Political Science and Public Administration, Shandong University, Qingdao, and Professor, Schwarzman College, Tsinghua Univ., Beijing. Author of books incl.: The China Model: Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy (2016); The Spirit of Cities: Why the Identity of a City Matters in a Global Age (co-author) (2011); China's New Confucianism: Politics and Everyday Life in a Changing Society (2010); Beyond Liberal Democracy: Political Thinking for an East Asian Context (2006); East Meets West: Human Rights and Democracy in East Asia (2000). Series editor of a translation series for Princeton University Press. Writes on Chinese politics and philosophy for the media.