| Office1: | Researcher of the Office of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Deputy Director of the Research Institute of China Economic System Reform |
| Term Start1: | 1985 |
| Term End1: | 1989 |
| Cheng Xiaonong | |
| Native Name: | 程晓农 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Birth Date: | 19 February 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Shanghai, China |
| Party: | Chinese Communist Party (quit in 1989) |
| Spouse: | He Qinglian |
| Profession: | Economic, sociology |
| Citizenship: | United States |
| Alma Mater: | Renmin University of China Princeton University |
Cheng Xiaonong (; born 19 February 1952) is a Chinese-American author.
Cheng was born in Shanghai on February 19, 1952. After middle school, Cheng was sent to Feidong County to work as a farmer.
In 1975, Cheng worked in Anhui Geologic Branch (Chinese: 安徽省地质局). Resumption of University Entrance Examination in 1977, Cheng moved to Beijing, he was a graduate student of Renmin University, and he holds an M.A. in economics from Renmin University in 1985.
After graduation, Cheng served as a researcher of the office of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and the Deputy Director of the Research Institute of China Economic System Reform.
In 1989, Cheng became a visiting scholar at University of Göttingen and Princeton University, he earned a doctorate in sociology from Princeton University.
From 1997 to 2009, Cheng served as the chief editor of Modern China Studies (Chinese: 当代中国研究).[1] [2] [3]