Curriculum Vitae
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
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URBAN AND REGIONAL ECONOMICSUrban Development
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INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICSChina-Malaysia Economic Relations
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTHThe Chinese State and State Enterprises, Political-economic System
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, (Administrative Science)Troy State University, Troy
- Doctor of Philosophy Degree, (Development Economics)Universiti Malaya (UM)
MEMBERSHIPS
- APPOINTED AS EDITOR OF INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHINA STUDIES (IJCS), EDITORIAL BOARD2023 to present (International)
PUBLICATIONS
Article in Journal
- He, Y., Cheong, K. C., & Li, R. (2024). Cold War Detente? Malaya and China in the Aftermath of the Baling Talks. Journal of Cold War Studies. Forthcoming.
- Li, R., & Cheong, K. C. (2024). The Bank of China: From a turbulent past to a strategic future - What does its presence in Malaysia show? Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies. Forthcoming.
- Liu, X., Zhao, T., & Li, R., (2023). Studying the green economic growth with clean energy and green finance: The role of financial policy. Renewable Energy, 215, 118971.
- Ren, Y., Li, R., Wu, R. J., & Tseng, M. L. (2023). Discovering the systematic interlinkages among the circular economy, supply chain, industry 4.0, and technology transfer: A bibliometric analysis. Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 100123.
- Cheong, K. C., & Li, R. (2022). The role of Malaysian higher education in IR 4.0. Journal of International and Comparative Education, 11(2), 107-117.
- Li, M., Li, R., & Rashia, R. (2022). Strategic management tools: Improvement of Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM). Journal of Modern Project Management, 9(3), 169-181.
- Li, M., Rashia, R., & Li, R. (2022). Analysis on strategic factors of SMEs: Take Guangdong province as an example. Journal of Modern Project Management, 9(3), 183-197.
- He, Y., Cheong, K. C., & Li, R. (2019). Revisiting the Malayan Emergency: The China factor in the baling peace talks. Cold War History, 19(4): 529-547.
- Wang, Q., Li, R., & Cheong, K. C. (2019). Alternative globalizations and the role of China's small cities: Three case studies. China: An International Journal, 17(3), 95-111.
- Wang, Q., Li, R., & Cheong, K. C. (2019). Shandong's Yintan town and China's "ghost city" phenomenon. Sustainability, 11(17), 4584.
- Wang, Q., Li, R., & Cheong, K. C. (2018). Nanning - Perils and promise of a frontier city. Cities, 72, 51-59.
- Li, R., & Cheong, K. C. (2017). Huawei and ZTE in Malaysia: The localisation of Chinese transnational enterprises. Journal of Contemporary Asia, 47(5), 752-773.
- Zhang, M., & Li, R. (2017). The impact of China's economic restructuring on Southeast Asia: An investment perspective. International Journal of China Studies, 8(2), 183-198.
- Zhang, M., Li, R., & Cheong, K. C. (2017). Introduction: Southeast Asia and China's growth deceleration. International Journal of China Studies, 8(2), 125-138.
- Li, R., & Cheong, K. C. (2016). How much "state" is in China's state enterprises? A case study of ZTE Corporation in an era of reform. International Journal of China Studies, 7(3), 245-270.
- Li, R., Wang, Q., & Cheong, K. C. (2016). From obscurity to global prominence - Yiwu's emergence as an international trade hub. Cities, 53, 8-17.
- Li, R., Wang, Q., & Cheong, K. C. (2016). Quanzhou: Reclaiming a glorious past. Cities, 50, 168-179.
- Zhang, C., Cheong, K. C., Li, R., & Rasiah, R. (2016). Does governance reform help? The impact of split share structure reform on corporate board structure in Chinese manufacturing enterprises. Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies, 53(2): 297-313.
- Cheong, K. C., Li, R., Tan, E. C., & Zhang, M. (2014). China's state enterprises, economic growth and distribution: A revisionist view. China: An International Journal, 12(1), 132-152.
- Wong, C. Y., Siow, G., Li, R., & Kwek, K. T. (2013). The impact of China on the emerging world: New growth patterns in Chinese import-export activities. Engineering Economics, 24(4), 309-319.
Books
- Gomez, E. T., Tham, S. Y., Li, R., & Cheong, K. C. (2020). China in Malaysia: State-business relations and the new order of investment flows. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Li, R., & Cheong, K. C. (2019). China's state enterprises: Changing role in a rapidly transforming economy. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Wang, Q., Cheong, K. C., & Li, R. (2019). City development and internationalization in China: Quanzhou, Yiwu and Nanning. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan.
Chapter in Books
- Cheong, K. C., & Li, R. (2023). The role of TVET in IR4.0 for Malaysia. In R. Rasiah, W. Y. Low & N. Kamaruddin (Eds.), Digitalization and development: Ecosystems for promoting IR4.0 technologies in Malaysia (pp. 189-206). Abingdon: Routledge.
- Cheong, K. C., Li, R., Goh, K. L., & Wang, Q. (2021). Conceptualising the Belt and Road Initiative: A Southeast Asian perspective. In R. Mishra, A. Hashim & A. Milner (Eds.), Asia and Europe in the 21st century: New anxieties, new opportunities (pp. 113-123). London: Routledge.
- Li, R., & Cheong, K. C. (2021). Malaysia in China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) - Lessons from a selected project. In Y. Guo & Y. Yang (Eds.), ASEAN-China cooperation on regional connectivity and sustainability (pp. 89-111). Singapore: World Scientific.
- Cheong, K. C., Li, R., & Wang, Q. (2019). ASEAN at 50: The rise of China and the emerging regional integration architecture. In A. Idris & N. Kamaruddin (Eds.), ASEAN post 50: Emerging issues and challenges (pp. 13-34). Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Cheong, K. C., Goh, K. L., & Li, R. (2018). Brain drain and talent capture in Malaysia: Rethinking conventional narratives. In A. Tyson (Ed.), The political economy of brain drain and talent capture: Evidence from Malaysia and Singapore (pp. 18-22). London and New York: Routledge.
- Kuik, C. C., Li, R., & Ling, S. N. (2017). The institutional foundations and features of China-ASEAN connectivity. In L. Dittmer & B.N. Chow (Eds.), Southeast Asia and China: A contest in mutual socialization (pp. 247-278). Singapore: Worlds Scientific.
- Cheong, K. C., Li, R., & Zhang, M. (2015). The Chinese state, state enterprises and the global crisis. In E. T. Gomez, F. Bafoil & K. C. Cheong (Eds.), Government-linked companies and sustainable, equitable development (pp. 39-59). New York, NY: Routledge.
Article in Proceeding
- Cheong, K.C., Li, R., Tan, E.C., & Zhang, M. (2011). Must China's state enterprises follow the path of Western governance to thrive? In F. Tao (Ed.), International proceedings of economics development and research; vol. 12: Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 3rd International Conference on Information and Financial Engineering (ICIFE 2011) (pp. 574-578). Singapore: IACSIT Press, c2011.
RESEARCH PROJECT
National
- 2021 - 2023, University GrantChina's Investment In Malaysia Under The Two Crises Of Covid-19 Pandemic And Political Instability ( Principal Investigator(PI))
International
- 2017 - 2018, International FundingChina's OFDI in Malaysia under the "Belt and Road" Initiative ( Principal Investigator(PI))
SUPERVISION
Postgraduate Student
- (2023) SETTLEMENT INTENTION OF MIGRANTS THROUGH THE PUBLIC RENT HOUSING PROJECT IN WESTERN-REGION CITIES OF CHINA: NANNING AS A CASE STUDY, LIU LU
- (2023) Continuous Profitable Revenue Mode of E-commerce Poverty Alleviation in Mt Mengding Tea Production Zone, REN GUOJING
- (2023) Research on the risks of China’s Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI) along The Belt And Road Initiative, NINGJIA YANG
- (2023) RESEARCH ON DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH IN CHINA, XIAOYU LIU
- (2023) China-Malaysia Incorporated: The Political Economy of Post-1MDB Chinese Investment Inflows, NICHOLAS KHOO
- (2023) What Affect the Disequilibrium Economic Development in China?, SHUQI ZHANG
- (2023) The study of Henan Province’s Rural Cultural Construction under the Rural Revitalization Strategy in the New Era, YAFEI LIU
- (2023) HOW EFFECTIVE IS THE HONG KONG URBAN RENEWAL POLICY CONTROLLED BY THE MARKET, AS COMPARED WITH MAJOR CITIES IN ASIA, AND WHAT ARE THE SUBSEQUENT IMPROVEMENTS., WU YAO
- (2023) THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION -- A CASE STUDY OF CHINA, GUOQUAN AN
- (2022) Influencing Factors for Strategic Management Development and Its Countermeasures in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Guangdong Province of China, LI MING
TEACHING
Bachelor
- (2023) AIG2010 - Current Economic Issues in China
- (2023) AIG2014 - Economic Policy of China