Lei Xiaolu, is currently a professor of international law in China Institute of Boundary and Ocean Studies (CIBOS), Wuhan University. She obtained her LLM degree in 2009 and PhD Degree in 2012 from Wuhan University specialized in international law. In 2017, she was a visiting scholar at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technology University of Singapore. Her research interest covers the area of pacific dispute settlement mechanisms, especially the peaceful settlement of the South China Sea disputes, China’s maritime law and policy, and the legal issues in the law of the sea and general international law.

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Sophie Wushuang Yi, PhD in International Relations, Lau China Institute, King’s College London; Research Fellow, Marine Studies Center, Grandview Institution.

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Capt. Liu Xiaobo’s research focuses on national maritime security policy, sea power and the Law of the Sea. Before joining the Grandview Institution, Capt. Liu had served in PLA Navy for 24 years and had worked as a research fellow in National Institute for South China Sea Studies, Haikou China. Capt. Liu graduated from PLA Dalian Naval Academy, and he got further education in PLA Naval Command College, PLA National Defense University. He completed his master’s degree in law at the Law School of Renmin University of China.

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Director of the Center for Maritime Strategy Studies and Research Professor of the School of International Studies, Peking University; Director of the South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative (SCSPI). He got Ph.D. in International Relations and His areas of specialization include maritime strategy, international security, and the South China Sea issues.

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Dr. Zhong Yanhui holds Ph.D.degree on International Law and M.A. degree on Political Sciences of Wuhan University. Visiting Scholar of Asian Center, University of the Philippines. She is the associate editor-in-chief, Southeast Asian Review (Bi-annual academic journal co-published by South China Normal University and Social Sciences Academic Press, China). Her research area mainly focuses on economic diplomacy, international relations in Southeast Asia, national security issues.

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