Dr. Scott Waldron has since 1997 conducted 15 collaborative research and development projects to assist China develop its rural industries and promote Sino-Australian trade. In recent years, his work has been concerned with China’s barriers on Australian imports, China’s economic development model and Sino-Australian relations. Scott coordinates the course Understanding China at The University of Queensland and conducts training for the Australian Public Service on China’s economy. He has published eight books on China and numerous articles including in China Quarterly, The China Journal, China Briefing and The China Story. Scott has undergraduate degrees in Asian Studies, a PhD in agricultural economics and graduated from the Naning-Hopkins Centre for Advanced Chinese and American Studies, where he wrote a thesis in Chinese.