Name: Zhang Miao
Position: Professor
Office: Room 303(1), Nan’an Building
Email: miaozhang@xmu.edu.cn; september870922@hotmail.com
Research Fields:
International Political Economy
Comparative Political Economy
Foreign Direct Investment
Global Value Chain
Regional Production Network
Industrial Policy
China-ASEAN Economic Relations
Malaysia Studies
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Malaya
Work Experience:
Post-doctoral Fellow, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya 2014 to 2015
Research Fellow, Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya 2015 to 2018
Associate Professor, Research School of Southeast Asia Studies, Xiamen University 2018 until 2025
Professor, Research School of Southeast Asia Studies, Xiamen University 2025 until now
Teaching:
1. China’s Role in Global Political Economy, Postgraduate Level, 2019 until now.
2. Introduction to the World Economy, Undergraduate Level, 2019 until now.
3. Comparative Political Economy, Undergraduate Level, 2021-2023.
4. World Economy, Postgraduate Level, 2019-2024.
5. Research Method, Postgraduate Level, 2024 until now.
Research Projects (selected)
1. Industrial Structural Transformation in ASEAN under Global Value Chain Reconfiguration and Its Implications for China’s Economic Security, 2025, Research School for Southeast Asian Studies, ongoing.
2. International Experiences on Enhancing Total Factor Productivity for High-Quality Development, 2024, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, ongoing.
3. Political Economy Risks and Mitigation Pathways of China–ASEAN Industrial Chain Cooperation, 2021, National Social Science Foundation of China, ongoing.
4. The Impact of New Chinese Associations in Southeast Asia on Chinese Modernization, 2024, United Front Work Department of Xiamen, completed.
5. Political Economy Risks in Fujian–ASEAN Industrial Chain Cooperation, 2023, Fujian Science & Technology Soft Science Project, completed.
6. Enhancing China’s Industrial Chain Cooperation with Overseas Chinese Businesses, 2023, United Front Work Department of Xiamen, completed.
7. Survival and Development of Chinese Enterprises in Malaysia in the Post-Pandemic Era, 2022, Fujian Provincial Department of Education, completed.
8. Survival and Development of New Chinese Migrants in Malaysia in the Post-Pandemic Era, 2022, United Front Work Department of Fujian Province, completed.
9. Global Production Networks and Host-site Industrial Upgrading: Evidence from Automobile, Textile and Semiconductor Firms in Southeast Asia and China, Coordinator, 2013-2015, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), completed.
10. SME Participation in ASEAN and East Asian Regional Economic Integration, Consultant, 2014-2016, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), completed.
11. Formulation of Timor-Leste Green Industrial Development Policy from 2014 to 2018, Consultant, 2014-2016, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), completed.
12. Promoting New Forms of Trade between Japan and ASEAN, 2016, funded by ASEAN-Japan Centre, completed.
Publications (selected)
1. Zhang, M., & Pang Z. T. (2026). Mapping Structural Security: A Network-Based Reassessment of Southeast Asia’s Supply Chain Security amid Major Power Rivalry. Contemporary Southeast Asia, 48(1), 83-128. DOI: 10.1355/cs48-1d (SSCI)
2. Zhang, M., & Yang, R. (2025). Host-site dynamics and their impact on China’s investment in Malaysia: A fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis. Pacific Affairs, 98(4), 725–752. https://doi.org/10.5509/2025984-art6 (SSCI)
3. Zhang, M., & Pang, Z. T. (2024). Different motives, different outcomes: A comparative study of China’s outward FDI in industrial parks in Malaysia and Indonesia. Asian Economic Papers, 27(2), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1162/asep_a_00951 (SSCI)
4. Rasiah R. & Zhang M. (2024) Economics of Catching Up and Leapfrogging: How have Malaysia and Thailand Fared against South Korea in the Electronics Industry?, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, DOI:10.1080/13547860.2024.2398828 (SSCI)
5. Zhang M., Lim G. (2023) Industrialization in an Age of China Rising: A Tale of Two Chinese Automobile Companies in Malaysia, Asian Perspective, 47(4): 629-654. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/apr.2023.a912748 (SSCI)
6. Zhang M., Yang R. (2022) FDI and Spillovers: New Evidence from Malaysia’s Manufacturing Sector, Review of Development Economics, DOI: 10.1111/rode.12857 (SSCI)
7. Zhang M., (2021) Comments on COVID-19: Malaysia Experience and Key Lessons, Asian Economic Papers, 20 (2), pp.93-95. (SSCI)
8. Zhang M. (2020): Beyond infrastructure: re-thinking China’s foreign direct investment in Malaysia, The Pacific Review, DOI: 10.1080/09512748.2020.1791237 (SSCI)
9. Zhang M. Mia A. (2019) Rooting in Nanyang: How Efficient Are Chinese Manufacturing Firms in Malaysia? The Singapore Economic Review, DOI: 10.1142/S0217590819500516 (SSCI)
10. Zhang M., Rasiah R., & Lee K.Y.J. (2017) Navigating a Highly Protected Market: China’s Chery Automobile in Malaysia, Journal of Contemporary Asia, in press. (SSCI)
11. Zhang M., Kong X. X, & Chenayah S. (2016), The Transformation of Clothing Industry in China, Asia Pacific Business Review, DOI: 10.1080/13602381.2014.990204 (SSCI)
12. Rasiah, R., Zhang M., & Xin, K. X. (2013). Can China's Miraculous Economic Growth Continue? Journal of Contemporary Asia, 43(2), 295-313. DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2012.740940 (SSCI)
13. Rasiah R. & Zhang M. (2015) Reducing Poverty in Timor-Leste through Stimulating Growth and Structural Change, Institutions and Economies, 7(3), 40-68. (Scopus-indexed)
14. Zhang M. and Li R. (2017) The Impact of China’s Economic Restructuring on Southeast Asia: An Investment Perspective, International Journal of China Studies, 8(2), ISSN:2180-3250 (Scopus-indexed)
