PEOPLE
Meet the scholars and researchers who drive our mission to uncover China's transnational connections across time and brings together expertise spanning multiple periods, regions, and methodological approaches.
Our Team
Xu Guoqi
Director
Chen Hao
Visiting Fellow
Aleksei Epishev
Visiting Fellow
(tentatively scheduled to join the team in January 2026)
Gong Ziming
Research Assistant
Brian Chan
Senior Manager
Xu Guoqi
Director
Chen Hao
Visiting Fellow
Aleksei Epishev
Visiting Fellow
(tentatively scheduled to join the team in January 2026)
Gong Ziming
Research Assistant
Brian Chan
Staff
International Advisory Board
Professor William C. KIRBY
T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies, Harvard University | Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Professor MA Min
Distinguished Professor, Institute of Modern Chinese History, Central China Normal University
Professor Rana MITTER
ST Lee Chair in US-Asia Relations, Harvard Kennedy School
Professor Klaus MÜHLHAHN
Professor, Institute of Chinese Studies, Free University of Berlin
Professor Dr. Dominic SACHSENMAIER
Chair Professor in “Modern China with a Special Emphasis on Global Historical Perspectives”, Department of Sinology & Department of History (coopted), University of Göttingen
Professor Tomoko SHIROYAMA
Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo
Professor Hans VAN DE VEN
Professor of Modern Chinese History, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Cambridge | Fellow and Director of Studies, St Catharine’s College, Cambridge
Professor WANG Fan-sen
Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica
Professor Arne WESTAD
Elihu Professor of History, Yale University
Professor William C. KIRBY
T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies, Harvard University | Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Professor MA Min
Distinguished Professor, Institute of Modern Chinese History, Central China Normal University
Professor Rana MITTER
ST Lee Chair in US-Asia Relations, Harvard Kennedy School
Professor Klaus MÜHLHAHN
Professor, Institute of Chinese Studies, Free University of Berlin
Professor Dr. Dominic SACHSENMAIER
Chair Professor in “Modern China with a Special Emphasis on Global Historical Perspectives”, Department of Sinology & Department of History (coopted), University of Göttingen
Professor Tomoko SHIROYAMA
Professor of Asian Economic History at the Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo
Professor Hans VAN DE VEN
Professor of Modern Chinese History, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Cambridge | Fellow and Director of Studies, St Catharine’s College, Cambridge
Professor WANG Fan-sen
Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica
Professor Arne WESTAD
Elihu Professor of History, Yale University
Executive Committee
Professor CAI Hongbin
Dean, Faculty of Business and Economic
Professor CHEN Zhiwu
Director, Centre for Qualitative History | Director, Hong Kong Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences
Professor FU Hualing
Dean, Faculty of Law
Professor LI Cheng
Founding Director, Centre on Contemporary China and the World
Professor David POMFRET
Dean, Faculty of Arts
Professor Billy K. L. SO
HKIHSS Fellow, Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Professor YANG Rui
Dean, Faculty of Education
Professor CAI Hongbin
Dean, Faculty of Business and Economic
Professor CHEN Zhiwu
Director, Centre for Qualitative History | Director, Hong Kong Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences
Professor FU Hualing
Dean, Faculty of Law
Professor LI Cheng
Founding Director, Centre on Contemporary China and the World
Professor David POMFRET
Dean, Faculty of Arts
Professor Billy K. L. SO
HKIHSS Fellow, Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences