Participant Biographies

Shin Jung-seung

Shin Jung-seung

Director, Center for Chinese Studies, Dongseo University
Session 4 - "China Between the Two Koreas"

Amb. (Ret.) Shin Jung-seung, a former career diplomat with his last job as the Korean Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, is currently the Director of the Center for Chinese Studies, and Chair Professor of Dongseo University. He is also a board member of the Korea Institute for Defense Analysis. Most of his work in Seoul centered on the Asia-Pacific region in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Director for Chinese Affairs to the Director-General of the Asia Pacific Bureau. He was also Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry and Senior Foreign Relations Adviser to the governor of Gyeonggi Province.