Professor Wang Yong, who is here as the Visiting Chevalier Professor in Transportation and Local Development in China from September 2015 to February 2016. Wang is a Professor at the School of International Studies and the Director of the Centre for International Political Economy at Peking University. At the Institute of Asian Research, Wang will conduct research and joint workshops with IAR colleagues on Asia Pacific, East Asia, and China political economy, security, and international relations.