The Age of Discovery, Covert Warfare, Intelligent Governance

 Empire and International Law, Anglo-American Constitutional Law, General Education

2013–2017: Ph.D. in Legal Theory, Peking University Law School

2015–2016: Joint Ph.D. Program in Comparative Politics, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

2020–Present: Lecturer, Teaching Center for Writing and Communication (TCWC), Tsinghua University

2018–2020: Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, Fudan University Law School

2017–2018: Lecturer, Central Institute of Socialism

“Most Beloved Teacher and Course” as Voted by the Tsinghua University Class of 2025

Second Prize and Best Teaching Plan Award, 13th Beijing University Young Faculty Basic Teaching Skills Competition (Humanities Category) (2023)

First Prize, 10th Tsinghua University Young Faculty Teaching Competition (Humanities Group) (2022)

Academic Research

Liu Tianjiao. The Theoretical Divergence and Practical Conflicts Between Data Sovereignty and Long-Arm Jurisdiction. Global Law Review, Issue 2, 2020, pp. 180–192.

Liu Tianjiao. The Crisis of State Capacity and Global Governance: Western Commentary the COVID-19 Pandemic. Beijing Cultural Review, Issue 3, 2020, pp. 10–13.

Liu Tianjiao. The Legal Path to Imperial Fragmentation: A Case Study of the North American Colonies and the British Empire. Academics, Issue 3, 2020, pp. 154–165.

Liu Tianjiao, Yao Wuming (eds.). The View of Law on China: Global Changes and China’s Path. Center for National Rule of Law Strategy, Peking University. Beijing: Contemporary World Press, 2020.

Liu Tianjiao (trans.). Edge and Center: The Extension of Imperial Constitution – The British Empire and the United States of America (1607–1788). By Jack P. Greene. Beijing: China University of Political Science and Law Press, 2017.

Liu Tianjiao. The Dispute of Atlantic Lawmakers: The Transformation of the First British Imperial Order Through the Navigation Acts. Open Times, Issue 6, 2016, pp. 160–169.

Liu Tianjiao. The Declaration of Independence in Global History and International Law Perspective. Reading, Issue 6, 2016, pp. 155–162.

Research Projects

Principal Investigator: Tsinghua University Undergraduate Education and Teaching Reform Project (2023) – “Textbook Development for General Education Writing Courses: A Case Study of ‘The Age of Discovery’.”

Principal Investigator: Tsinghua University Undergraduate Education and Teaching Reform Project (2022) – “Exploring Practical Education Mechanisms in General Education Writing Courses: A Case Study of ‘Covert Warfare’.”

Principal Investigator: Tsinghua University Undergraduate Education and Teaching Reform Project (2021) – “Designing Small-Class Discussion Teaching for General Education Writing Courses: A Case Study of Scenario-Based Inquiry.”

Principal Investigator: China Postdoctoral Science Foundation General Grant (64th Round, First-Class) (2018) – “A Study on the Fundamental Theories of the Constitutional Relationship Between Great Britain and Its North American Colonies in the 17th–18th Centuries.”

Participant: Entrusted Research Project of the United Front Work Department High-End Think Tank, Central Institute of Socialism (2019) – “A Comparative Study of Governance Models of the Qing Empire and the British Empire.”

Participant: Entrusted Research Project of the Hong Kong and Macao Research Center, Peking University (2014) – “An Attempt to Break the Deadlock on Hong Kong’s Universal Suffrage: The Third Way for the Chief Executive Election in Hong Kong SAR” and “Prospects and Recommendations for Hong Kong’s Governance Issues.”