Kang Jun-young is Professor of Chinese Studies at the Graduate School of International Studies and Head of the Center for International Area Studies at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. He is also a regular commentator on China and international issues with various media outlets. He earned his master's and PhD degrees from the Graduate Institute of Asian Studies of National Cheng Chi University in Taipei, Taiwan. His main areas of research are in contemporary Chinese political economy and International relations in Northeast Asia. He has served as a policy adviser to the South Korean foreign ministry, and is currently an adviser to the Korea Northeast Asian History Foundation and the Korea Navy Development Committee.