Dr. Shuaihua CHENG is Senior Program Manager, Head of Asia Pacific and China at ICTSD, where he is responsible for strategic advice to the Chief Executive and for the issues related to Asia Pacific and China. He has been leading ICTSD China Initiative and Bridges China Dialogue since 2006. Before joining ICTSD, Dr. Cheng was an analyst for trade and development at the Shanghai Development Research Centre and Board Secretary of Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Center. He was an Associate Research Fellow of the Evian Group at IMD and a Salzburg Seminar Fellow. For his contribution to sustainable development by engaging Chineses stakeholders in international policy discussions, Dr. Cheng was nominated Asia 21 Young Leader by the Asia Society.
Dr. Cheng has written widely on issues related to trade, environment, finance, climate change, international aid and China’s role in global governance for both policy and academic audiences. Mr. Cheng was educated at the Fudan University and the University of Oxford. He is a citizen of China.
Selected Publications
A Decade in the WTO: Implications for China and Global Trade Governance, Dec 2011, Co- editor
Is Europe breaking the law? by China Dialogue, Nov 4, 2011
Social responsibility of Chinese investment in Africa: What does it mean for EU-China Cooperation on development policy towards Africa? by Trade Negotiations Insights, ICTSD & ECDPM, May 2011
把中国航空业纳入欧盟碳交易系统：影响和对策 (EU ETS Expansion to Chinese Aviation: Policy and Market Implications ), ICTSD, February 2011
欧盟与气候变化有关的贸易政策之走势：对中国政府和产业界的影响 (EU’s Climate-Related Trade Policies: Implications for Chinese policymakers in Government and Business), ICTSD, August 2010
U.S. Exports Issue not Just Pinned on Yuan, by The Global Times, April 2010
低碳经济的新秩序：中国的位置和选择 (New Order of Low Carbon Economy: China’s Options) by 21st Century Business Herald，September 2009
The Upside of a Downturn: A Chinese Perspective by University of Oxford Global Economic Governance Programme, March 2009
Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Energy Efficiency Requirements and Market Access for China, ICTSD, March 2008
China’s Challenges in Energy, Trade and Environment, ICTSD, November 2006
U.S. Congress and China’s Accession to the WTO, by Fudan University Press, 2003
Selected presentations
What are new issues Chinese low carbon provinces/cities bring to EU-China Cooperation? “Engaging China on Climate Change: Crossroads of 21st-century Foreign Policy”, organized by European External Action Services, February 2011
2009年WTO争端解决机制回顾和展望 (2009 Review of WTO Disputes Settlement) by 中国世贸组织研究会（China Society for WTO Studies），March 2010
China Inc. Going Global: How can effective communication help? by CIUTI Forum, Beijing, May 21-22, 2011
Selected interviews
2012年中国航空业将以8亿元购买17.5%排放权 (Exclusive Interview: Chinese Airlines Pay RMB800 million in 2012 to Offset its 17.5% Emission EU ETS Expansion into Chinese Aviation) by China Climate change Info Net (中国气候变化信息网), March 2011