Mr. Zha Daojiong is a professor of international political economy in the School of International Studies, Peking University, where he also holds a professorship in the University’s Ocean Research Institute. He specializes in studying non-traditional security topics as they pertain to China’s interactions with the rest of the world, including energy, food, and transboundary water management. His recent research interest has expanded to political risk management for Chinese investments overseas, which has taken him on field trips to Africa, Australia, and Southeast Asia.
He serves on advisory boards of the China Chapter of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific, the Chinese Association for International Understanding, the China-USA Friendship Association, and the China-Myanmar Friendship Association.
He has authored and edited six academic books, including Chinese Investment Overseas: case studies on environmental and social risks (Peking University Press, 2014), in addition to dozens of journal articles. He also served on guest research and teaching positions in Australia, Japan, the United States, Singapore, and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He holds a Doctoral degree in political science from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the East-West Center.