Zheng is currently Vice President of Renmin University of China and a member of the standing committee of the university’s party committee. Holding a PhD in philosophy, he is an outstanding talent in philosophy and social sciences in the National High-level Personnel of Special Support Program, the chief expert of major projects of the Marxist Theory Research and Construction Project.
His main research areas include energy and carbon economy, industry and digital economy, globalization and global policy coordination. He has presided over a number of national, provincial and ministerial level research projects; and has authored numerous academic publications and more than 60 papers in academic journals. Moreover, he has won several prizes, such as the first prize of the Beijing Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award