Center for China’s Relations with Neighboring Countries

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Center for China’s Relations with Neighboring Countries

Center for China’s Relations with Neighboring Countries (CCRNC Fudan) was established on 11 November, 2013, affiliated to Fudan University’s Institute of International Studies (IIS Fudan). As of 30 June 2023, the CCRNC Fudan consists of 8 professors, 2 associate professors and 2 assistant professors.Three professors have witnessed and led the development of the center as the directors of the CCRNC Fudan. They are

Prof. ZHAO Weihua, current director of the CCRNC Fudan (2022 ~ )
Prof. YANG Jian, former Ambassador to Negara Brunei Darussalam and the second director of the CCRNC Fudan (2019 ~ 2022)
Prof. SHI Yuanhua, the first director of the CCRNC Fudan (2013 ~ 2019)

By virtue of preponderant disciplines of Fudan University, such as political science and international relations, the CCRNC Fudan targets at in-depth studies on politics, security, economy, diplomacy, nation, religion, and culture relationships between China and its neighboring countries. The CCRNC Fudan has been actively serving as influential researcher, policy counselor, thought leadership, and opinion maker in the field of China’s relations with neighboring countries. Also, the CCRNC Fudan will bring a batch of professionals together to build up the team for researchers on China’s relations with neighboring countries, and eventually formulate a research school on China’s neighboring diplomacy, which features Fudan’s characteristics, in China’s academia and diplomatic circles.

The CCRNC Fudan is the permanent secretariat of the Network of ASEAN-China Academic Institutes (NACAI). The NACAI was established on 28 May, 2017 at Fudan University. (The website of the NACAI is CCRNC Fudan Brochure.pdf

Link for China’s Neighboring Diplomacy Study Newsletter:

China’s Neighboring Diplomacy Study Newsletter (Issue No.1, published on 1 June 2015).pdf