Expertise
Chinese Political and Economic Changes
US-China Relationships
Education
1990 Ph.D. (ABD) in East Asian Studies, Tokyo University. Tokyo, Japan
1983 B.A. in Japanese Studies, Fudan University. Shanghai, China
Experience
2006-Present Executive Research Director, The Japan Research Institute Ltd (JRI)
July 2007- Jan 2017 Chairwoman & Chief Economist, The Japan Research Institute (Shanghai) Consulting Co., Ltd
July 2006- June 2015 Honorary Professor, Center for Japanese Studies, Fudan University
Sep 2011- Aug 2013 Senior Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (WWICS)
Sep 2009 – Aug 2011 Public Policy Scholar. WWICS
Sep 1999 - Dec 2004 General Manager & Chief Economist, General Manager & Chief Economist, Hong Kong Branch, JRI
Sep 2002 - Oct 2003 Visiting Scholar, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, George Washington University
Sep 2000-Aug 2002 Visiting Scholar, Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, Harvard University
Sep 2001-Sep 2003 Research Fellow. American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Apr 1996- Mar 1999 Honorary Research Fellow, Centre of Asian Studies, The University of Hong Kong
1987- 1989 Special Research Fellow. Economic System Reform Research Institute of China
Selected Publications and Papers
Books
- China: Quiet Revolution, Tokyo: Nikkei Publishing Inc. 2008 (The 25th Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Special Prize)
Papers Published in Refereed Journals
- Oct 15, 2018 Taking sides – US or China, NIKKEI ASIAN REVIEW
- Sept 4-10, 2017 The crisis of deteriorating democracy facing the West, NIKKEI ASIAN REVIEW
- May 21, 2010 Revival of the Mao Zedong Cult in China. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- Winter 2002 Social-economically disadvantaged population: Breaking the surface, Harvard Asia Pacific Review
- Spring 2002 Double-edged Sword: China’s accession to WTO, Harvard Asia Pacific Review
Others
Columns
March 2019 - Present: Economist 360°, Nihonkeizaixinbun
May 2012 - March 2018: Asian Express, Nikkei Quick
April 1996 - Feb 2013: Data Focus, The Diamond Weekly
March 2001 - March 2006: Comment Liner, JIJI Press
April 2003 - March 2004: Asian Network, Asahi Shinbun
May 1996 - July 1997: Count Down on Hong Kong Handover, The Weekly Toyo Keizai
