Zhou Bo

Zhou Bo is a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University, where he focuses on international security, China’s foreign policy, and military diplomacy. A retired Senior Colonel in the People’s Liberation Army, he served in a range of senior roles within the Ministry of National Defense, including as Deputy Director General of the West Asia and Africa Bureau, Defense Attaché to Namibia, and Director of the Centre for Security Cooperation. He has published widely in leading international outlets such as Foreign Affairs, The New York Times, The Financial Times, and The Economist, and is a frequent speaker at global security forums including the Shangri-La Dialogue and the Munich Security Conference. His most recent book, Should the World Fear China?, was published in 2025 by Hurst/Oxford and received international media coverage.

Zhou Bo adalah Senior Fellow di Center for International Security and Strategy, Universitas Tsinghua, dengan fokus pada keamanan internasional, kebijakan luar negeri Tiongkok, dan diplomasi militer. Purnawirawan Kolonel Senior di Tentara Pembebasan Rakyat ini pernah menduduki berbagai posisi penting di Kementerian Pertahanan Nasional, termasuk sebagai Wakil Direktur Jenderal Biro Asia Barat dan Afrika, Atase Pertahanan untuk Namibia, serta Direktur Pusat Kerja Sama Keamanan. Ia telah banyak menulis di media internasional terkemuka seperti Foreign Affairs, The New York Times, The Financial Times, dan The Economist, serta kerap menjadi pembicara di forum keamanan global, termasuk Shangri-La Dialogue dan Munich Security Conference. Buku terbarunya, Should the World Fear China?, diterbitkan pada 2025 oleh Hurst/Oxford dan banyak diliput media internasional.