Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard is Professor in China Studies at Asia Research Centre, Department of International Economics and Management, CBS. His most recent publications include From Accelerated Accumulation to Socialist Market Economy in China (2017) and Critical Readings on the Chinese Communist Party, 4 vols. (2017). He holds a PhD from Copenhagen University and is a Visiting Research Professor at National University of Singapore and an Honorary Professor at South China University of Science and Technology.