Dr. Yuchao Zhu is orginally from China where he received a B.A. from Nankai University in Tianjin.  Then he worked as a journalist in Beijing for six years before coming to Canada.  He obtained an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Regina in 1991 and then received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Queen's University in 1996.  He has taught at the Royal Military College of Canada, Queen's University and the University of British Columbia (Kelowna Campus) before coming back to the University of Regina in 1999.  He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science.  His teaching areas include comparative politics, international relations and international (Asian) studies.  His research interest include China's political and legal reform, ethnic issues, and Canada-China relations.  He has published journal articles in the following: The Pacific Review, Journal of Contemporary China, Development and Change, Issues and Studies, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, American Journal of Chinese Studies, American Review of China Studies and Canadian Foreign Policy.  He has also published articles in Mandarin in various Chinese academic journals: Modern China Studies (Dangdai Zhongguo yanjiu), Twenty-First Century (Ershiyi shiji), Chinese Journal of International Politics (Guoji zhengzhi kexue), Ethno-national Studies (Minzu yanjiu), World Ethno-national Studies (Shijie minzu), and Canadian Studeis (Jianada yanjiu).