Dr. KIM Heung Kyu received his B.A. and M.A. in international relations at Seoul National University, ROK, and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Michigan, USA. He is a founder of the US-China Policy Institute and serves as Director and President of the Plaza Project, affiliated with the National Assembly. He is also a Professor in the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at Ajou University, ROK. He served six years as a Professor at the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS), MOFA. His careers include Chairperson in the Reform Commission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a board member of the Policy Advisory Commission in the Presidential National Security Council, and other governmental positions such as in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Unification, National Defense, the Army, and the National Assembly. Dr. KIM has written over 300 articles, books, and papers on Chinese politics and foreign policy, US-China relations, and security issues in Northeast Asia.