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ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Kawashima Shin, majored in Chinese Studies at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, and obtained a MA and Ph.D. in History from the University of Tokyo. He has taught at the Department of Politics, Faculty of Law, Hokkaido University (1998-2006), the Department of International Relations, the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, the University of Tokyo (2006-).He currently serves as a senior research fellow, IIPS, deputy director of CSIS-NIKKEI Virtual Think-tank, and Co-editor, Nippon.com. In 2004, he was awarded the Suntory Academic Prize for his book, titled Chugoku Kindai Gaiko no Keisei (The Formation of Chinese Modern Diplomacy). He has published many books, including Kindaikokka he no Mosaku 1894-1925 (Exploring for Modern State in China 1894-1925), Gurobalru Chugoku he no Dotei: Gaiko 150 nen (co-author, the Road to the Global China: its Diplomacy in 150 Years) and Nittai Kankeishi:1945-2008 (co-author, The History of the Relations between Japan and Taiwan, 1945-2008).
