Dr. Zhao Hai is the Vice President of the Chinese Institute of Hong Kong. He concurrently serves as Senior Fellow of the Institute of World Economic and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (IWEP-CASS). His research interests range from China-US relations, geopolitics to Asia-Pacific political economy. Previously, he worked as a research fellow at the National Strategy Institute, Tsinghua University. Dr. Zhao holds a PhD of International history from the University of Chicago. Besides academic journal publications, he is also an opinion writer for the China Daily, and guest commentator for the China Global Television Network (CGTN) as well as other international media. Dr. Zhao is a board member of the China International Economic Relations Association (CIERA) and a council member of the China Society of Emerging Economies (CSEE).