Prof. David Pong is Professor in East Asian History at the University of Delaware in the US, but has taught also in England and Australia. He is now based in the History Department and the Centre for East Asian Studies at CUHK as a Fulbright Scholar. A graduate of St. Paul’s Boys’ College, Hong Kong, he earned both his BA (Hons.) and PhD in History at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. His specialty is in modern Chinese history (late Qing). He has authored three books, edited three books, and published more than thirty journal articles and book chapters. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the 4-volume Encyclopedia of Modern China, which is hot off the press (August 2009). He teaches courses on East Asian Civilizations and modern China. He founded and directed the East Asian Studies Program at Delaware (1989-2009) and has led many study abroad programs to China.