• Shida Kenzō

    Journalist specializing in China relations. A consultant for Nippon.com and former professor of sociology at Toyo University. Born in 1948 in Shizuoka Prefecture. Graduated from Waseda University in 1973. Worked for Jiji Press in a variety of roles, including correspondent in Hong Kong and Beijing, Beijing bureau chief, senior commentator, and Shanghai bureau chief. Received the Vaughan-Ueda International Journalist Award in 1996 for his reporting on China. Published works include Kyoryū no katachi: yomigaeru daichūka no idenshi (The Shape of a Giant Dragon: The Reawakened Concept of Greater China) and Chūgoku bijinesu: hikari to yami (Chinese Business: Light and Darkness).

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    Aug 22, 2014