Education
He came to Britain to pursue postgraduate studies in 1988 on winning the Sino-British Friendship Scholarship. Then obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Mass Communications (1994) at University of Leicester, England.
He came to Britain to pursue postgraduate studies in 1988 on winning the Sino-British Friendship Scholarship. Then obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Mass Communications (1994) at University of Leicester, England.
Born in Shanghai, China, Lifen received his Bachelor degree in Journalism (1984) at Fudan University, Shanghai, where he had also taught for a few years. His first book, Wondering by the End of Century (co-authored) was published in 1988. Upon completing his doctorate, Lifen worked for 10 years at the British Broadcasting Corporation as assistant producer for television, producer, senior producer, presenter, news/current affairs editor and senior journalism-production trainer for the British Broadcasting Corporation World Service.
He is also Founding Editor and Editor-in-Chief for FTRui (FT"s Chinese language lifestyle and wealth management magazine).
Lifen was a visiting scholar at Department of Journalism, the National Chengchi University, Taipei, in 2003. In early 2010, Lifen is visiting professor at Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University.
He sits on the Executive Committee of the Great Britain-China Centre (GBCC) based in London. Also, he is on the advisory board of OMFIF where he is regularly involved in meetings regarding the financial and monetary system.
He is also member of the International Advisory Committee for Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University.