Dr. Minghao Zhao is Professor and Deputy Director of the Center for American Studies at Fudan University. His research focuses on Sino-US relations, Chinese foreign policy, international strategy, and the technology–security nexus. He is the author of Strategic Restraint: Is a New Type of Sino-US Relationship Possible? and The Belt and Road Initiative and America’s Competitive Strategy toward China. His work has appeared in many academic and policy journals. He is frequently consulted by the Chinese government, and his policy reports have informed China’s top leadership. He has led several major research projects funded by the National Social Science Fund of China, as well as research projects commissioned by ministerial-level bodies, including the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Academy of Military Sciences.He has been invited to deliver lectures at the National Defense University, the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region, the China Pudong Executive Leadership Academy, the PBC School of Finance at Tsinghua University, the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), the School of International Finance at Fudan University, Lenovo Group, Tencent, and other institutions. He serves as a council member (director) of the Chinese Association for American Studies, the Chinese Political Science Association, and the Chinese Association for International Economic Relations, and as a supervisor of the China-United States Exchange Foundation.
His opinion pieces have been featured in People’s Daily, The New York Times, Project Syndicate, and other media outlets, and his views on international affairs have been cited by The Washington Post, Financial Times, Les Échos, NHK, and other major international media. He has participated in international research projects, including Global Trends and China-US Relations, co-sponsored by the Atlantic Council and the China Institute for International Studies. He has delivered keynote and invited speeches at major international conferences such as the World Peace Forum, the Plenary Meeting of the Trilateral Commission, the Atlantic Dialogue, the Stockholm China Forum, the Tbilisi Regional Development Forum, and the Rhodes Forum.As a member of delegations organized by the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs and other institutions, he participated in events such as the China-U.S. Strategic Dialogue and the China-Canada Track 1.5 Forum. Before joining Fudan in 2019, he was a Senior Fellow and Deputy Director for Strategic Studies at the China Center for Contemporary World Studies, the think tank affiliated with the International Department of the CPC Central Committee. He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations and an M.A. in Diplomatic History from Peking University, where he also earned a B.A. in Art Studies.
