Bio
Zhou Hong is professor of European politics and modern history and director of the Institute of European Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). She also chairs the Chinese Association for European Studies.
Zhou is an elected member of the Academic Divisions of CASS and is serving as deputy director general of the Academic Division of International Studies of CASS. She was elected as a standing member of the China Economic and Social Council, a vice president of the Chinese Association of International Relations, and a vice president of the board of the China Reform Forum. She was also selected as a special adviser to the Chinese Ministry of Personnel and Social Security.
Zhou's recent publications include: "A Power Transition and its Effects" (2009), "China Aid and 30 Years of Reform" (2008), and The EU as a Power (ed. 2008).