Dr. Han Fangming
Founding Chairman
Dr. Han Fangming, the Founding Chairman of the Charhar Institute, is also Vice Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Affairs of the CPPCC National Committee and Deputy Editor-In-Chief of Public Diplomacy Quarterly. He grew up on the Charhar ranch in Hebei and named the think tank after his hometown.
Dr. Han has nearly 20 years of experience in business, government relations, public affairs, risk management and other related fields. Since the 1990s, he has been a trustee of large central state-owned enterprises and financial institutions.
He is also a renowned scholar in public diplomacy, international relations and Southeast Asian studies. He is a textbook author and an opinion columnist of major international newspapers and magazines.
He holds a Ph.D. from Peking University and was a visiting scholar at Harvard University.
Affiliations:
Council Member, Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Peking University
Advisory Commission Member, Chinese-Foreign People-to-People Exchange Research Center, Party School of the CPC Central Committee
Expert Committee Member, Institute for China-US People-to-People Exchange, Peking University
Senior Council Member, China Institute for International Communication Strategy
Visiting Professor, Tibet University
National Council Member, Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
Council Member, Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs
Executive Council Member, Chinese-African People's Friendship Association
Executive Council Member, China-India Friendship Association
Council Member, Forum on China-Africa Local Government Cooperation
Vice President, Western Returned Scholars Association
President, Southeast Asia and South Asia Branch, Western Returned Scholars Association
Vice Chairman, China Overseas-Educated Scholars Development Foundation
Vice President, China Foundation for Peace and Development
Vice President, China Society for Southeast Asian Studies
Member, China Committee on Religion and Peace
