Visiting Scholars, Fellows, and Associates and Research Interests 2005-2006

Shenpeng Gao, Visiting Scholar
The Center for Development, Guangdong Provincial Government, China
sgao@fas.harvard.edu

Research interest:
Modern and contemporary Chinese history and Guangdong local history

Norman Chan, Visiting Associate
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
chan8@fas.harvard.edu

Research interest:
Prospects and impact of central banking cooperation in Asia

Sebastian Heilmann, Visiting Scholar
Trier University
heilmann@fas.harvard.edu

Research interest:
The Communist Party's role in China's economic and political transformation; CCP reorganization and role in economic/financial supervision

Seunghyun Han, Visiting Fellow
Center for Chinese Studies, University of California, Berkeley
shan@fas.harvard.edu

Research interest:
The political and cultural environment of early 19th century China

Miriam Levering, Visiting Scholar
University of Tenessee
levering@fas.harvard.edu

Research interest:
Teachings, career, and social and political context of the Song dynasty eminent monk Dahui Zonggao (1089-1163)

Jongchul Lee, Visiting Scholar
Chung-Ang University, Korea
jonglee@cau.ac.kr

Research interest:
Regional disparity, income inequality, and digital divide in China; the Chinese model of privatization

Akio Takahara, Visiting Scholar
Rikkyo University, Japan
takahara@fas.harvard.edu

Research interest:
International relations in East Asia and the Asia-Pacific; politics of marketization in China

Song Yiping, Visiting Associate
China Central Television International, China
song3@fas.harvard.edu

Research interest:
The interaction among media, government, and business

Rudolf G. Wagner, Visiting Scholar
Institute of Chinese Studies, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Heidelberg, Germany
rwagner@fas.harvard.edu

Research interest:
Ernest Major and the first Chinese-language newspapers

Wang Weibin, Visiting Scholar
Hiroshima Shudo University, Japan
wangwb@shudo-u.ac.jp

Research interest:
The impact of the United States policy on China-Japan relations

Baoyou Xu, Visiting Associate
Institute of World Socialism, Central Compilation and Translation Bureau, China
baoyouxu@fas.harvard.edu

Research interest:
The characteristics and reform of party-government relations in China and Vietnam during the transition period

Tiejun Yu, Visiting Associate
Peking University
tiejunyu@fas.harvard.edu

Research interest:
The U.S.-Japan alliance in the post-Cold War era and its implications for China; international relations theory and East Asian security

Haijun Zhao, Visiting Associate
Chundu Group Co., Ltd., China
zhj210@sina.com

Research interest:
The effect and influence of the American political system to the development of state-owned enterprises in China