Center for Research on China’s Neighborhood Diplomacy and Security

Since regions around China are a vital strategic basis for China’s diplomacy, neighborhood diplomacy is of great significance to China’s rise and diplomatic relations. In recent years, contradictions of interests between China and its surrounding sovereign states have been escalating, posing some tough tests to China’s decision makers as to how to solve such problems of neighborhood diplomacy. The Center’s main research areas include: China’s neighborhood diplomacy policy; traditional and non-traditional security issues in surrounding regions; foreign policy and strategy of neighboring states; hot issues in surrounding regions such as the North Korea nuclear issue, maritime and boundary disputes in East Asia and regional cooperation in East Asia. By continuously tracking, studying and digging into the above hot issues in surrounding regions, the Center offers corresponding policy consultations and scientific achievements. While influencing domestic media, the Center is also actively involved in promoting understanding and knowledge of international community about China so as to further enhance the country’s global status and influence.

Director

Huang Dahui

Professor of the School of International Studies, Doctoral Supervisor in diplomacy major, Dean of the Department of Diplomacy, and Director of the East Asian Studies Center, RUC. Huang’s main research orientations include: China’s foreign policy, Japan issue, regional cooperation in East Asia and international relations of East Asia. Huang has published some 10 pieces of paper on domestic and overseas academic journals. Huang’s monographs include Japan’s Power Building-up and Sino-Japanese Relationship, and Japan’s Policy to China and Domestic Politics: Analyzing the Political Process of China-Japan Reestablishing Diplomatic Relations (the Contemporary World and China Series).

Deputy Director

Wang Xingyu

Associate Professor of the School of International Studies and Deputy Dean of the Department of Diplomacy, RUC; expert in Japanese studies. Wang’s major research areas include: Northeast Asian region, Japan’s politics and diplomacy, neighborhood diplomacy and Sino-Japanese relations. Wang has published multiple pieces of paper on such journals and magazines as Pacific Journal, Journal of China Foreign Affairs University, and Peace and Development. Wang’s personal works include A Big Chess Game-China-Japan-US Relations in 50 Years.