Maritime disputes in the East China Sea among China, Japan and Korea

About the speaker

Dr Quansheng Zhao is Professor of international relations and Director of Center for Asian Studies at American University; serving as Director of the Division of Comparative and Regional Studies 1999-2008. He is also Guest Professor at Beijing, Qinghua, and Fudan Universities in China, and Korea University in Korea. Zhao received his BA from Beijing University, MA and PhD from the University of California at Berkeley. After postdoctoral research at Harvard University he was a Research Associate at Harvard's Fairbank Center for East Asian Research. A specialist in international relations and comparative politics focusing on East Asia, Zhao wrote "Interpreting Chinese Foreign Policy" (winner of the Best Academic Book Award by the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Culture), and "Japanese Policymaking" (selected as "Outstanding Academic Book" by Choice). His most recent edited book is "Managing the China Challenge: Perspectives from the Globe“. He has also testified on China's economic development at the U. S. Congress, and served as a consultant for the UN.