| Yu, Zhen（喻珍） Host Institution: Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Fudan University Host Professor: Prof. SUN Degang Affiliated Institute: Xiangtan University Research Interests: International Relations of the Middle East; Gulf Studies Email: yuzhen258@126.com Duration: September 2026 – February 2027 |
Yu Zhen is an Associate Professor at the School of Marxism, Xiangtan University. She received her doctorate in International Relations from Shanghai International Studies University. She has served as a council member of the China National Association for International Studies since October 2021. She was a joint-training PhD student at Tel Aviv University (2012–2013) and a visiting scholar at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford (2019–2020). Her publications include “Pragmatic Partners: China-UAE Relations”, in Yahia H. Zoubir (Ed.), Routledge Companion to China and the Middle East and North Africa. Her monograph,Theory and Practice of the Gulf Regional Cooperation (China Social Sciences Press, 2022), was selected for the Recommended Reading List for Chinese and Arab Young Scholars under the “Bridge of Dialogue” initiativein Cairo in 2026.
