Jinghao Zhou

Jinghao ZhouAssociate Professor of Asian Studies

Joined faculty in 2001

Ph.D., Baylor University
M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia
M.A., Wuhan University
B.A., Nanjing University

Contact Information

Stern HallPhone (315) 781-3926

Scholarly Interest

Contemporary China
China-U.S. Relations
Asian Studies

Research

Jinghao Zhou's research focuses on Chinese ideology, politics, religions, and US–China relations. He has six books published which are as follows:  Great Power Competition as the New Normal of China-US Relations (2023), Why Is the China Model Losing Its Power: Challenges and Opportunities of the Second Global Competition (2020), Chinese vs. Western Perspectives: Understanding Contemporary China (2014/2016), China’s Peaceful Rise in a Global Context: A Domestic Aspect of China’s Road Map to Democratization (2010), Remaking China’s Public Philosophy and Chinese Women’s Liberation: The volatile mixing of Confucianism, Marxism, and Feminism (2006), and Remaking China’s Public Philosophy for the Twenty-First Century (2003). His forty-plus articles in English appear in various journals and newspapers. He has also published more than forty articles in Chinese journals and newspapers. He is currently working on a new book about China-U.S. relations.

Courses Taught

FSEM 151 Marx in Beijing
ASN 212 Women in Contemporary Chinese Culture                      ASN 236 Contemporary China                                                        REL/ASN 244 Christianity in East Asia (Co-Teaching)                    ASN 268 China Goes Global
ASN 296 China and the U.S.
ASN 342 Chinese Cinema
ASN 393 Pacific Century
ASN 401 Asian Colloquium
CHIN 101/102/201/301/450/045 Chinese

Publications

His most recent articles are:

PRC’s Global Security Initiative Contradicts Actions: Analyzing the Biggest Challenges Behind the Disparity.” Indo-Pacific Defense Forum, Volume 49, Issue 1, 2024, pp.42-47.

Biden-Xi Meeting Won’t Prevent Competition.” The National Interest, November 8, 2023.

Is a Cold War Coming.American Spectator, October 20, 2023.

Biden Makes U-turn on China's Taiwan Invasion Risk.” American Spectator, October 3, 2023,

Can Biden’s ‘Having Both’ Strategy Succeed in the U.S. Competition With China?American Spectator, September 13, 2023.

China’s Economy Might Be Down, But Don’t Expect Regime Collapse.The Diplomat, September 8, 2023.

Why Taiwan Getting Caught In A Proxy War Be An US Epic Failure.” The Federalist, August 24, 2023.

Why Beijing Isn’t Interested in Setting Guardrails for China-US Competition.” The Diplomat, August 3, 2023.

Deterrence Won’t Stop China’s Unification with Taiwan.” The National Interest, July 15, 2023.

Road Map for a Global Communist Empire: From Resisting to Writing International Order,” Indo-Pacific Defense Forum, Vol. 47, Issue 1, 2022, pp. 16-21.

Intention and Objectives of Chinese Foreign Policy: A Perspective of Chinese Culture and History.” Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3, 2021, pp. 1091-1226.

The CCP’s Global Political Expansion: Why Can’t the Chinese Communist Party Become a Responsible Stakeholder?” Indo-Pacific Defense Forum, Vol. 45, Issue 4, 2020, pp.18-25.

 “Chinese Confucianism, Japanese Practice.” in New Dynamics in Asia, edited by Karol Żakowski, Lodz University Press, 2020 pp. 131-146.

China’s Core Interests and Dilemma in Foreign Policy Practice.”Pacific Focus, Vol. 34, No. 1 (2019): pp. 31-54.

“Ripple Effects of China’s New Normal and Political Solution.” American Review of China Studies, Vol. 18, No. 2, 2017, pp. 1-23.

Are the Conflicts between the U.S. and China Manageable?” Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal, Vol. 3, No. 3, 2017, pp. 1075-1108.

China’s Path to Achieve World-Class Education.ASIANetwork Exchange: A Journal for Asian Studies in the Liberal Arts, Vol. 24, No. 2 (2017): 27–55.

Will the CPC Be Able to Win the Battle of Anticorruption?Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal 2, no. 3, 2016.

Books

Great Power Competition as the New Normal of China-US Relations. Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.

Why Is the China Model Losing Its Power: Challenges and Opportunities of the Second Global Competition. 2020.

Chinese vs. Western Perspectives: Understanding Contemporary China. 2014/2016.

China’s Peaceful Rise in a Global Context: A Domestic Aspect of China’s Road Map to Democratization. 2012.

Remaking China’s Public Philosophy and Chinese Women’s Liberation: The Volatile Mixing of Confucianism, Marxism, and Feminism. 2006.

Remaking China’s Public Philosophy for the Twenty-first Century. 2003.