Dr. Zhou is a professor in the Institute of International Relations at China Foreign Affairs University. He is the vice director of the Center for Japanese Study, and is an invited expert to China’s Ministry of Commerce. He is a member of the Chinese Association of Japanese Studies, and the chief researcher of the East Asia Strategic Peace and Development Forum. He is also a member of the Asia-Africa Development and Exchange Society of China, the China Society of Sino-Japanese Relations, and the Chinese Association for Japanese Economic Studies.