ASEAN-China Relations: Realities and Prospects

The Contributors

ix The Contributors BAVIERA, Aileen S.P. is an associate professor and dean of the Asian Center, University of the Philippines. Her research covers Asia Pacific regional security, China-Southeast Asian relations, Asian regionalism and community building, and maritime security. She has been a member of the East Asia Vision Group, headed the Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies of the Philippine Foreign Service Institute, and served as Executive Director of the Philippine-China Development Resource Center. Her recent books include China’s Relations with Southeast Asia: Political, Security and Economic Interests (1999); Comprehensive Engagement: Strategic Issues in Philippines-China Relations (2000); Bilateral Confidence Building with China in Relation to the South China Sea Disputes: A Philippine Perspective (2000). She has also co-edited several books and published articles in Asian Studies (2000) and the Australian Journal of International Affairs (July 2003). CAI Bingkui is a major general (Rtd.) of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in China and vice-chairman of the China Institute for International Strategic Studies. He was defence attaché to Thailand and Pakistan. CAO Yunhua is a professor and the chair at Department of International Relations, and director of the Institute of Southeast Asia Studies, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. He is also vice president of the Chinese Association for Southeast Asia Studies. His research focuses on economics and politics in Southeast Asia, regional international relations and ethnic Chinese studies. He has authored six books and edited two, both in Chinese, and published more than one hundred academic papers in China and other countries. 00 ASEAN-China Relations Prelim 5/8/05, 8:59 AM 9 x CHIN Kin Wah is deputy director of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore. He was formerly associate professor in the Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore. He is a specialist on regional affairs. His recent publications include Southeast Asian Affairs 2005 (co-editor) and Michael Leifer: Selected Works on Southeast Asia (co-editor/ co-compiler 2005). CHINWANNO, Chulacheeb is an associate professor and head of the International Relations Department of the Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand. He was former director of the Institute of East Asian Studies, and also the Human Resource Institute at Thammasat University. He is the senior expert of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Thailand. His research focuses on AsiaPacific security and China and other major powers in Southeast Asia. CHIRATHIVAT, Suthiphand is an associate professor of economics and former dean of the Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University. He has previously served as assistant to the dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at Kasetsart University as well as director of the Center for International Economics and the Center for European Studies at Chulalongkorn University. He is advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Member of Thailand’s Committee on International Economic Policy, and Corresponding Editor of Journal of Asian Economics. His recent publications include Asia-Europe on the Eve of the 21st Century (co-editor, 2001), ASEANEU Economic Relations: The Long-term Potential beyond the Recent Turmoil (co-editor, 1999). GAO Zhiguo is executive director of the China Institute for Maritime Affairs and adjunct professor at the China University of Oceanography, and Research Centre for Eco-environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is also deputy to the National People’s Congress (MP) and member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Congress. He was the principal drafter of China’s major marine and maritime laws, including the law of the territorial sea and contiguous zones, and the law of exclusive economic zones and continental shelf. His research focuses on international law, law of the sea and natural and environmental law and maritime cooperation and security. HAN Feng is a professor and deputy director of the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing. His research covers x The Contributors 00 ASEAN-China Relations Prelim 5/8/05, 8:59 AM 10 xi contemporary international relations in the Asia-Pacific region including ASEAN. HE Shengda is a professor and vice president of the Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences, Kunming, China. He is also the vice president of the Chinese Association for Southeast Asian Studies. His research focuses on relations between China and Southeast Asia, especially Yunnan and mainland Southeast Asia. His publications include Southeast Asia Toward the 21st Century and its Relations with China (co-author, 1997); ASEAN...