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He studied history in the University of Malaya, Singapore, where he received both his Bachelor and Masters degrees.

He holds a Ph. D. from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London ( 1957 ) for his thesis on The structure of power in North China during the Five Dynasties.

He taught at the University of Malaya ( in both Singapore and Kuala Lumpur ) before going to Canberra in 1968 to become Professor of Far Eastern History in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies ( RSPAS ) at Australian National University.

He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong from 1986 to 1995.

In 2007, Wang became the third person to be named University Professor by the National University of Singapore.