Personal Profile

Professor Cheng Manli is Professor and PhD Supervisor at the School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University. She serves as Honorary Dean of the Institute of International Communication at Peking University, Executive President of the Peking University Journalism Research Association, and Honorary President of Chinese Association for the History of Journalism and Communication.

She has been selected for a national key talent program and is Chief Expert for a major project of the National Social Science Fund of China. She is also a Distinguished Professor at Minzu University of China.

Professor Cheng received her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees from the School of Journalism at Renmin University of China.

Research Interests

History of journalism and communication

International communication

National strategic communication

Courses Taught

International Communication

History of Journalism and Communication

Academic Contributions

Professor Cheng’s representative publications include:

u A Study of The Chinese Honey Bee Gazette. Macao Foundation, 1998.

u Research on Overseas Chinese-language Media. Xinhua Publishing House, 2001.

u Theories and Effects of China’s International Communication. Peking University Press, 2011.

u From International Communication to National Strategic Communication: Collected Works of Cheng Manli. China Social Sciences Press, 2021.

u International Communication (2nd edition). Peking University Press, 2023.

u The Mechanism of Government Communication，Journal of Peking University (Humanities And Social Sciences) , No. 3, 2004.

u “Theoretical Foundations for Establishing the Discipline System of International Communication.” Journal of Peking University  (Humanities And Social Sciences), No. 11, 2006.

u “Orientating the Public Opinion: The Impact of Agenda-setting on Construction of National Image.” Journal of Peking University  (Humanities And Social Sciences), No. 2, 2008.

u “The Media Evolution from the Perspective of Scientific and Technological Development.” Journal of Peking University (Humanities And Social Sciences) , No. 5, 2015.

u “Innovative Pathways to Comprehensively Enhance International Communication Effectiveness from the Perspective of Global Governance.” People's Tribune: Frontiers, No. 19, 2025.