One of China’s leading architects and theorists, Zheng Shiling, Professor of Architecture at Tongji University in Shanghai, has lectured internationally and published widely.  He has twenty major design works to his credit, including the Shanghai Nanpu Bridge and the Center for Broadcasting and Television in Zhejiang Province, and has published over fifty important articles and books, including “Globalization and the Way of Chinese Cities” and “World Cities – Shanghai“, which he co-authored with Alan Balfour.  Professor Zheng is a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the French Académie d’Architecture and an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

Professor Shen is a Professor of International Relations and Director of the Center for American Studies at Fudan University.  He received his PhD in Physics from Fudan University and undertook post-doctoral work in international relations at Princeton University, where he was an Eisenhower Fellow.  Dr. Shen is a renowned expert in nuclear arms control and US-China relations.  He was the organizer of many international conferences including the “Shanghai Dialogue,” which is recognized as one of the most important unofficial (”track-II”) meetings involving China, the US, India, and Pakistan on nuclear arms control and non-proliferation issues.

Dr. Zheng is an Associate Professor of Chinese Literature at Fudan University.  He received his PhD in folk history and folklore from East China Normal University and is currently Deputy Secretary of China’s National Folklore Association.  Between 2000 and 2002 he served as Visiting Professor at Hosei University and Niigata University in Japan.  Dr. Zheng has published widely and is the holder of many awards.  His main research interest is on ancient legends of celestial beings.

Dr. Lan is an Associate Professor at the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine where she specializes in acupuncture, and moxibustion, gynecology, ancient classics of TCM, trans-cultural studies of TCM, and the translation of classical texts on Chinese medicine into English.  She received two Bachelor’s Degrees, one in Medicine from Hebei Medical University and one in English Language and Literature from Shanghai International Studies University.  She also earned a Master’s Degree and a PhD in Medicine from the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Dr. Xu is a Lecturer of Law and Director of Law Library at Shanghai Jiaotong University.  He holds a JSD from Stanford Law School and two LLMs, one from Harvard Law School and another from Foreign Affairs University in Beijing.  He also received a BA in English Literature from Zhengzhou University.  Dr. Xu has worked as a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Columbia University, and Harvard Law School.  His main research interest is in the area of international law and conflict resolution.

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