Male, born in 1988, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of International Relations, Tsinghua University

Research interests: Middle East War and Change, History of Cold War International Relations, China-Middle East Relations, Israeli Internal Affairs and Diplomacy, Islamic Politics and Society

E-mail: shegangzheng@tsinghua.edu.cn

Address: 310 Mingzhai, Tsinghua University, P.O. Box 100084


Educational Background

PhD in Near Eastern and Jewish Studies, Brandeis University, 2018

BA in Hebrew, Peking University, 2011


Research Publications - Peer Reviewed (English)


Jiuzhou Duan & Gangzheng She*, "Initiatives and Visions: Synergy between Development Strategies of China and the Arab States, " Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Vol. 15, No. 3 (2021), pp. 379-397.

Gangzheng She, "Asymmetric Competition on a New Battleground? Middle Eastern Perspectives on Sino-US Rivalry," Chinese Journal of International Politics, Vol. 14, No. 2 (2021), pp. 289-320.

Gangzheng She, "The Cold War and Chinese Policy toward the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1963-1975," Journal of Cold War Studies, Vol. 22, No. 1 (2020), pp. 125-174.

Gangzheng She, "Ben-Gurion, the Korean War, and the Change of Israeli Foreign Policy," Israelis, No. 7 (2015), 187-196.

Research Papers - Peer Reviewed (in Chinese)


She Gangzheng and Li Xiuyu, "The Islamic Beliefs of Arab Muslims and Their Preferences for Internal Affairs and Diplomacy," in Foreign Affairs Review, No. 5, 2021.


She Zhanzheng and Jing Jiayi, "The Characteristics, Evolution and Impact of Social Media in Arab Social Movements", in West Asia and Africa, No. 4, 2021 (Reprinted in full in NPC Reprographic Materials, International Politics, No. 11, 2021).


She Gangzheng and Xia Fangbo, "The Ideological Transformation of Islamic Political Parties in the Stage of Restructuring - A Case Study of Indonesia, Turkey, Morocco and Malaysia", in International Forum, Vol. 2, 2021.


Zhao Jianhua and She Gangzheng, 'Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education in Israel: System, Pathways and Characteristics', in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education, Vol. 6, 2018.


She Gangzheng, "A Historical Examination of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Israel and China - An Interpretation Based on the Declassified Documents Involving China in the National Archives of Israel", in West Asia and Africa, Vol. 3, 2017 (Reprinted in full in NPC Reprographic Material "Chinese Diplomacy", Vol. 10, 2017).


Courses Offered

"History of Contemporary International Relations" (core course for undergraduate majors)

"War and Change in the Middle East" (a postgraduate Chinese course)

"Study of Conflict Resolution" (postgraduate English course)


Public Service

Instructor, Student Affairs Committee, Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University

Teacher in charge of the "International Relations" group at the 2019 Tsinghua University International Summer School

Organizer of the First and Second Workshops for Young Scholars in Middle East Studies

"Organizer of the seminar on "Global Cold War and Chinese Diplomacy

Anonymous reviewer for several SSCI and CSSCI journals