Gu, Hongfei

Dr. Hongfei Gu is an assistant professor at the School of International Relations and research fellow at the Academy of International and Regional Studies, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS), China. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Political Science from the University of Łódź in Poland, MA in European Studies from the University of Macau and BA in Journalism from Tianjin Foreign Studies University. Prior joining GDUFS, he served as a research fellow at the Polish Studies Center, Xi’an International Studies University (XISU), and postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of European Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). He was a trainee at the Ośrodek Spraw Azjatyckich (Center for Asian Affairs) in University of Łódź (2016-2017) and research assistant in University of Macau (2014-2015). Specializing in Eastern European Politics and China-EU relations, he has published a number of articles in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes on those topics. As the winner of a number of research grants from the Chinese Postdoctoral Foundation and Ministry of Education (PRC), he has conducted research into Chinese interest representation in the EU as well as China’s cooperation with the Central and Eastern European countries. Dr. Gu is a regular contributor to Chinese and international media, including China Daily, Global Times, China Radio International etc., and has spoken at dozens of international conferences across countries in Asia and Europe.