Zhou Fangyin is a professor and Dean of the School of International Relations, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. He obtained his Ph.D from Tsinghua University in 2006, and Majored in International Relations. He was Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Contemporary Asia-Pacific Studies from 2009 to 2011, head of the department of China’s regional strategy of the National Institute of International Strategies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences from 2011 to 2014.

His research interests focused on Chinese foreign policy, international strategies and East Asian regional cooperation. He is the author of several books and several dozen articles, such as Between Assertiveness and Self-Restraint: Understanding China’s South China Sea Policy (International Affairs, 2016), Equilibrium Analysis of the Tributary System (The Chinese Journal of International Politics, 2011), East Asian Order: Ideas, Institution and Strategy (Editor, Social Sciences Academic Press, 2012), Asia-Pacific Strategies of Major Powers (Editor, Social Sciences Academic Press, 2013), Development Report on China’s Diplomatic Relations with Neighboring Countries (Editor, Social Sciences Academic Press, 2016). He is on the Editorial Board of The Chinese Journal of International Politics, Foreign Affairs Review, Quarterly Journal of International Politics, Asia-Pacific Security and Maritime Affairs, and Contemporary American Review.