Korea-Us-China Trilateral Relations in the XI Jinping Era: Complexity, Conflict, and Interdependence - Paperback

Duck Koo Chung is a former Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Energy of the Republic of Korea during President Kim Dae-Jung's administration (1999-2000). He is also the founder of the North East Asia Research Foundation (NEAR Foundation), South Korea's premier privately-funded independent think-tank, and currently serves as its chairman. After retirement from the cabinet, Chung became a professor at the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) at Seoul National University and served as the director of the Seoul National University Center for International Finance. In 2003, Peking University in China invited him as a Distinguished Chair Professor, where he taught Korean Economic Development and Open-Door Policy. In 2005, he served as a visiting professor at Renmin University of China in Beijing, where he taught the International Monetary Regime and the future prospects of the yuan. In 2013, he was appointed as a policy advisor at CASS (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences). During the early years of Xi Jinping's first term, the Chinese government recommended that Mr. Chung lead special lectures and academic seminars involving distinguished policymakers, bureaucrats, and high-ranking officials from 18 government departments. Presently, he is based at the Center for Strategies and International Studies (CSIS) as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow.

Byung-se YUN is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea from 2013 until 2017. As a career diplomat with 37 year-long experience, his foreign service includes postings in the U.S., the United Nations, Singapore and Australia. At home, he was Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade during the time of Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon, former UN Secretary-General. He is now Chairman of Seoul International Law Academy (SILA) and Chair of NEAR Global Survey Project.