In 1975, Cheng worked in Anhui Geologic Branch (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.[citation needed]
^程晓农:习近平提出的中国梦是中国统治集团的梦. rfi.fr (in Chinese). 11 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-29. 其实准确地讲,习近平的中国梦不是老百姓的梦,而是中国统治集团的梦。他们的梦是如何保住政权,保住红二代们父辈打下的江山不会在他们这代人手里流失。习近平实际上是在为中国的红二代们掌管政权。所以他提的口号和方针,相当程度上是符合红二代们的利益,符合官员们的利益,但是并不符合中国老百姓的利益。