Dr. Ku is a professor in the department of Global Commerce at Soongsil University. He previously worked for Korean-Chinese Social Science Studies as the chief editor and served as the editorial staff of the Journal of Chinese Studies. He holds a Ph.D. in finance from the Renmin University of China. His recent books include: How to Understand Contemporary China (2002), How to Understand Contemporary Chinese Economy (2007), and China Finance (2010).