USC-Charhar Round Table

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　　Guest Profile

　　Zhang Ping

　　Mr. Zhang Ping was born in Jiangsu Province, China in August, 1962.

　　He joined the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs ( CPIFA) in September 2011. Prior to that, he had worked at Chinese Embassy in the United States of America from 2006 to 2011 as Counselor and Minister Counselor for congressional affairs.

　　Mr. Zhang also served in several other overseas postings since mid 1980s. He was Counselor for political affairs in Chinese Embassy in Australia from 2000 to 2004. From 1992 to 1996, he was the Vice Consul and Consul in Chinese Consulate General in New York. He also served in Chinese Embassy in Viet Nam as Attache from 1985 to 1986.

　　Mr.Zhang has held different positions as Deputy Division Chief, Division Chief and Counselor in the Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in late 1990s and mid 2000s.

　　Mr. Zhang graduated in 1985 from Beijing Foreign Affairs College, majoring in international relations. He also attended a training program in New Plymouth of New Zealand in 1990

　　Wang Yiwei

　　Dr. Wang Yiwei is currently Distinguished Professor of Renmin University of China, Director of China-Europe Academic Network (CEAN). He is also senior research fellow of the Charhar Institute (adjunct) and Contract Research Fellow of China Center for Contemporary World Studies at International Department of CPC. He was a former diplomat at Chinese Mission to the European Union (2008-2011) and professor of Center for American Studies at Fudan University (2001-2008), Adjunct Deputy Director of Department of American Studies of Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS, 2004) and Fox Fellow of Yale Center for International and Area Studies (2000-2001), Korea Foundation-Yonsei Distinguished Visiting Professor at Graduate School of International Studies of Yonsei University (2005). He holds a Ph.D. in international relations from Fudan University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Engineering from East China University of Science and Technology.

　　Shen Xin

　　Secretary General, China Friendship Foundation for Peace and Development

　　1993 B.A., College of Foreign Language and Literature, Beijing Normal University

　　1993-2002 Staff, U.S. Division, Department of American & Oceanic Affairs,

　　The Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign

　　Countries (CPAFFC)

　　2002 MBA, University of International Business and Economics

　　2002-2005 Deputy Director, U.S. Division, Department of American & Oceanic

　　Affairs, CPAFFC

　　2005-2006 Deputy Director, Division of Canadian & Oceanic Affairs,

　　Department of American & Oceanic Affairs, CPAFFC

　　2006-2007 Second Secretary, Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC

　　2007-2009 First Secretary, Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC

　　2009-2011 Director, U.S. Division, Department of American & Oceanic Affairs,

　　CPAFFC

　　2011-2012 Deputy Director General, Department of Cultural Exchanges,

　　CPAFFC

　　2012-present Secretary General, China Friendship Foundation for Peace and

　　Development

　　Liu Chen

　　Associate professor, director of the Center of Intercultural Studies, School of English and International Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University

　　Dr. Liu Chen is a recognized expert in analyzing the theories, strategies and practice of intercultural communication, with specialty in China and Asian countries. She won the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of Ministry of Education of China that is a national academic award for distinguished young scholars in China.

　　Her work primarily covers intercultural perceptions and influences of cultural imaging inside and outside a country’s borders, with emphasis on China’s regional and international influences on globalization. Dr. Liu Chen is the project manager of a couple of national-level projects and her project reports for the central government of China were all well received.

　　In recognition of her work, she is often invited to give lectures for Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong University and Embassy of India to China and so on. She has worked as a Research Fellow in Australia, Hong Kong and the UK. As well, Dr. Liu Chen is a Manuscript Reviewer for the Journal of Intercultural Studies, published by the International Association for Intercultural Studies (IAICS).

　　In China, she has been invited to work as consultant for the Central Government of China such as Ministry of Education of China and State Council Information Office etc. Also, she is the Executive Director of China Association for Intercultural Communication Studies (CAFICS), Executive Director of China University Association for Film and Television Studies, Consultant of China Education Association for International Exchange. At Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), she serves as Director of the Centre for Intercultural Studies.

　　Ke YinBin

　　Mr. Ke YinBin, Secretary General of Charhar Institute

　　Ke Yinbin is the Secretary General of The Charhar Institute, the Deputy Director of Public Diplomacy Quarterly Editorial Department, CPPCC’s Foreign Affair Committee. He is also the Member of Council of China National Association for International Studies, the Deputy Director of World Chinese Business Research Center, Institute of World economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and the Adjunct Professor of Center for China Mergers and Acquisitions Research, Beijing Jiaotong University. He has published 9 books and more than150 papers. His current research focuses on following fields: Corporate Strategy, Multinational Company, and Corporate Public Diplomacy.

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　　Master of Public Diplomacy Beijing Delegates, University of Southern California

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