Gu Xuewu

Director of the Center for Global Studies (CGS) of Uiversity of Bonn

Gu Xuewu  was born in China in 1957. He studied in Wuhan and Cologne, obtained a doctorate in Bonn and qualified as a professor in Freiburg. Since 2009 he has occupied the Chair for International Relations and served as Director of the Center for Global Studies at the Friedrich-Wilhelm University in Bonn. From 2002 to 2009, he held the positions of Chair for East-Asian Politics and Director of the East-Asian Politics Unit at the Ruhr University in Bochum. Dr Gu is a leading international expert in the fields of economics, energy, politics and culture in China. The only full professor in Germany of Chinese origin to date, he shapes public perception of China through numerous publications and appearances. His research focuses on the global power shift, energy and energy safety as well as Chinese economic and financial policy.