Zhang Weiwei (professor)

Zhang Weiwei
Zhang Weiwei
张维为
	Zhang in 2021
Born	December 25, 1958; Shanghai, China
Education
Alma mater	Fudan University (BA); Beijing Foreign Studies University (MA); University of Geneva/Graduate Institute of International Studies (MA, PhD);
Thesis	Ideological Trends and Economic Reform in China, (1978-1993) (1994)
Doctoral advisor	Gilbert Etienne
Philosophical work
School	Chinese exceptionalism
Institutions	China Institute, Fudan University
Main interests	Developing nations; Governance; International political economy; Nation-building and democratization; Strategic and security issues
Notable works	The China Wave: Rise of a Civilizational State
Notable ideas	Arab Winter; The End of the End of History

Zhang Weiwei (simplified Chinese: 张维为; traditional Chinese: 張維為; pinyin: Zhāng Wéiwèi) is a Chinese professor of international relations at Fudan University and the director of its China Institute. Zhang is also an Internet celebrity, spreading his political ideas through online video platforms such as Xigua Video, Bilibili, TikTok and YouTube.

Zhang is a strong defender of China's political and economic system. Therefore, he is favored by Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Some of his political views, such as the "Superiority of the China Model" and the OBOR is "an unprecedented change in five thousand years", have been criticized by scholars such as Xiang Lanxin for not being in line with historical facts.