2000 E. Asbury Avenue
Sturm Hall 467
Denver, Colorado 80208
Phone: 303-871-3818
Fax: 303-871-2045
Email: Jing.Sun@du.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2005
Dissertation: China as Mirror: How Japanese National Dailies Watch Chins, 1972-2003
M.A., Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000
B.A., School of Journalism, Fudan University, 1997
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2006 – Continuing: Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Denver
2005-2006: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Politics, Mount Holyoke College
2002-2004: Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
1997-1999: Journalist/Editor, International Department, Xinhua News Agency
January – August, 1996: Foreign Affairs Correspondent, Overseas Center, China Central
1995-1996:
May – August, 1994:
PUBLICATIONS
Television
Journalist/Editor, Science and Education Desk, Beijing Youth Daily
Journalist, Market Daily Division, People's Daily
Book
 China and Japan as Charm Rivals: Soft Power in Regional Diplomacy
(University of Michigan
Press, 2012)
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles (all single-authored)
 “Japan-Taiwan Relations: Unofficial in Name Only,”
Asian Survey , September/October 2007, Vol.
47, No. 5: 790-810.
 “Covering a Non-democracy: a Japanese Case and Its Implications for Media Balancing”,
International Journal of Communication , 2007, Vol. 1: 717-737.
 “China as Funhouse Mirror: the Yomiuri Shimbun’s Portrayal of the Cultural Revolution and Its
Contemporary Implications,” Japanese Studies, 2008, Vol. 28, No.2: 179-196.

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Non-reviewed Article
 “Japan’s Shrinking ASEAN Soft Power,”
The Diplomat , August 8, 2012.
Other Publications
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Review of Religion and Democracy in Taiwan , Cheng-tian Kuo, Albany: SUNY Press, 2008, in
Journal of Church and State , vol. 51, no.1, 2009, pp. 169-171.
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Review of The Political Future of Hong Kong: Democracy within Communist China , Kit Poon,
London: Routledge, 2008, in East Asia: an International Quarterly, vol. 27, no.1, 2010, pp.177-178.
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Review of Competing Chinese Political Visions: Hong Kong vs. Beijing on Democracy, Sonny
Shiu-Hing Lo, Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Security International, 2010, in Pacific Affairs , vol. 84, no.3, 2011, pp. 550-552.
Work in Progress
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The German Puzzle – Explain China’s Unilateral Affection for Germany (paper under review at
Journal of Contemporary China )
FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
Internal Sources
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University of Denver, International First-year Seminar, 2012: $500
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University of Denver, Rosenberry Fund, 2011: $589
 University of Denver, “Teaching Online” grant, 2011: $3,000
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University of Denver, Professional Research Opportunities for Faculty (PROF) grant, 2008:
$ 6,000
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University of Denver, Faculty Research Fund grant, 2007: $ 3,000
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University of Denver, Humanities Institute Travel Grant, 2008: $ 1,500
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University of Denver, Rosenberry Grant, 2007: $ 1,300
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University of Denver, Internationalization Small Grant: $ 1,500 (2007), $ 500 (2008)
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University of Denver, CORE Course Travel Grant, 2008: $ 400
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University of Denver, Cooperative Teaching & Learning Grant, 2008: $ 1,500
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University of Denver, First-year Seminar Development Fund: $ 1,500 (2006, 2007)
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University of Denver, CORE Course Development Fund, 2006: $ 1,500
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University of Wisconsin-Madison, Vilas Travel Grant, 2004: $ 1,000
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University of Wisconsin-Madison, Vilas Welcome Award, 1999: $ 9,000
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External Sources
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Japan Foundation Research Fellowship, 2008-2009: $ 18,000
Japan Foundation Doctoral Candidate Fellowship, 2003-2004: $ 35,000
The University of Michigan Library Travel Grant: $ 700 (2003, 2007)
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Harvard Yen-ching Library Travel Grant: $ 400 (2003, 2006)
Social Science Research Council, Japan Program Dissertation Fellow, 2003
 Jianguo Fellow, Fudan University, 1996: RMB 3,000 Yuan

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People’s Daily Fellow, 1996: RMB 1,500 Yuan
Hong Kong Shuping Foundation Fellow, 1988-1996
CONFERENCE AND SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS
“China and Japan as Charm Rivals: Soft Power in Regional Diplomacy” to be presented at the annual convention of the American Political Science Association, New Orleans, August 2012.
“The German Puzzle – Explain China’s Unilateral Affection for Germany in International Relations”, presented at the annual convention of International Studies Association, San Diego, April 2012.
Moderator at the
Future Leaders’ Forum, 10 th
Anniversary, Tokyo, March 2012.
"Coming and Going of Charm in Japan-China Relations" and “Why Wooing Can't Go Very Far: China and Japan's Failed Charm Offensive toward South Korea”, both presented at the annual convention of
International Studies Association, Montreal, March 2011.
“China and Japan’s soft power diplomacy in Southeast Asia” presented at the annual convention of
Western Political Science Association, San Francisco, April 2010.
“Northeast Asia and Japan: a Taiwanese View”, invited presentation at Woodrow Wilson International
Center for Scholars, Washington D.C., February 2010 (event cancelled due to weather).
“Appearing Equal in an Unequal World – China and Japan’s Charm Game in Southeast Asia” presented at International Conference on Social Sciences, Honolulu, June, 2009.
“China and Japan’s Charm Game: Soft Power in East Asian International Relations” presented at the
Japan Foundation Fellow Seminar, Tokyo, April 2009.
“Asia's New Charm Game: Beijing and Tokyo Vie for Southeast Asia" presented at the annual convention of
the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 2008.
"Covering a Non-Democracy: A Japanese Case and Implication for Media Balancing" presented at the annual convention of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 2008
“Japan-Taiwan Relations: Unofficial in Name Only” presented at the annual conference of the annual conventions of Western Political Science Association and Midwest Political Science Association, respectively, in Las Vegas and Chicago, March and April 2007.
"Tipping the Balance -- China's "Peaceful Rise" in the Eyes of Japanese Press" presented at the
International Studies Association Conference, Chicago, February 2007.
“The Rise of ‘China as a Threat’ Thesis in Japan” presented at the American Political Science
Association Conference on International Communication and Conflict, Washington D.C., August

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2005.
“China as Mirror – How Japanese Newspapers Watch China: 1972-2003” presented at the
China-Japan Relations Panel, the annual convention of
the Midwest Political Science Association,
Chicago, April 2005.
“Japan’s Contested National Identity and the China Portrait” presented at 8 th Annual Harvard East
Asia Society’s Graduate Student Conference, Boston, March 2005.
“Patriotism on Soccer Field – How to Read the Rising Anti-Japanese Feelings in China” at the Second
Future Leaders Forum: Japan-Korea-China, Fukuoka, August 2004.
“Japanese Nationalism and International Reporting” presented at the Japan Foundation’s fellow seminar, Tokyo, June 2004.
“Myth of China-bashing: Bring Ideology Back in the Study of Media Portrayals” at the Institute of
Social Science, University of Tokyo, June 2004.
“Ground for Optimism – Economic Mutual Dependence vs. Political Confrontation between Japan and China” at the Japanese Business and Society Seminar, International Christian University, Tokyo,
June 2004.
“Antagonizing or Mediating – Role of the Japanese Media in Shaping Government-Society Relations” at the Osaka Foreign Studies University, Osaka, May 2004.
Research proposal presented at the East Asian Studies Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
November 2002; and in Social Science Research Council Japan Studies Dissertation Workshop,
Asilomar, January 2003.
MEDIA APPEARANCES
Interviewed by Huffington Post via DU’s Office of Communication on state intervention in Japan,
March 2011.
Interviewed by Yan Li at Washington Observer on China-Japan relations, April 2010.
Interviewed by Jason Miks at the International Affairs Forum / Daily Yomiuri (English) on the impact of Taiwan’s new president on Japan-Taiwan Relations, June 2008.
Interviewed by Yan Li at Washington Observer on China and Japan’s diplomatic competition, July
2008.

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Interviewed by Sergei Borisov at BCS (Russia’s leading business portal) on the Japanese government’s new economic stimulus package and Japan-Russia Relations, August 2008.
COURSES TAUGHT
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[PLSC-1110-1] Introduction to World Politics
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[PLSC-2701-1] Politics of Japan
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[PLSC-2704-1] Politics of China
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[PLSC-3290-1] East Asian International Relations
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[PLSC-2702-1] Politics of East Asia
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[PLSC-2840-1] International Law & Human Rights
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[CORE-2643-1] Comparative Democratization: East & West
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[FSEM-1111-63] First-year Seminar: Governing Globalization
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[FSEM-1111-58] First-year Seminar: Politics of Human Rights
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[FSEM-1111-73] First-year Seminar: From Gunboat Diplomacy to Charm Offensive: Power’s
Many Faces in International Relations
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[FSEM-1111-61] First-year Seminar: America, China, and Competition for Global Leadership
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[ASEM-2596-1] Politics of Reconciliation
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[SOCS-1610-1] Power and Justice
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[PS-106] Introduction to Comparative Politics (offered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison)
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[PS-103] Introduction to International Relations (offered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison)
PUBLIC SERVICES
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Panel chair and discussant at American Political Science Association annual convention, New
Orleans, 2012.
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Panel chair and discussant at International Studies Association annual conventions in Montreal and San Diego, 2011, 2012.
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Moderator of political division at the Japan-China-Korea
Future Leaders’ Forum, 10 th
Anniversary Consortium, Tokyo, March 2012.
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Panel chair and discussant at Midwest Political Science Association annual conventions in
Chicago, 2007, 2008.
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Faculty senator, University of Denver, 2011 – present
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Faculty advisor, Nourish Peace at University of Denver , 2011.
 Faculty advisor for the University of Denver’ Model United Nations Club, 2011.
 Presenter at “DU Responds: Lessons to be Learned from Japan’s Earthquake ”, March 2011.
 Offering consulting service to the Department of Intellectual Exchanges, Japan Foundation,
2009-2011.
 Offering consulting service to Mr. Kazuaki Kubo, Consul General of Japan in Denver, 2008-2011.
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Facilitator and presenter at the annual Chinese Heritage Camp in Colorado, 2007-2009; Chinese
Heritage Camp II, 2009-2011.
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Volunteer teacher at Denver Chinese Language School, 2009-2011.

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 Serving as outside chair on the master thesis board of Susan Paganelli, Josef Korbel School of
International Studies, 2011.
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Presenter at National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (funded by the Freeman Foundation; offering teaching advice to secondary school history and geography teachers to incorporate lessons on China and Japan into their curriculum), 2010.
 Member of the University of Denver’s Faculty Elective Committee, 2007-2009.
 Faculty advisor for University of Denver’s overseas studies program, 2008.
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Presentation on Chinese politics to Augustana Church in Denver, 2007 and 2009.
 University of Denver’s Undergraduate Admission interviewer, 2007.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Political Science Association
International Studies Association
Midwest Political Science Association
Western Political Science Association
Association of Asian Studies
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Chinese: native speaker
English: Reading fluent, Writing fluent, Speaking fluent
Japanese: Reading fluent, Writing fluent, Speaking fluent
German: Reading functional, Writing basic, Speaking basic
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