Peter Drysdale is one of Australia's foremost authorities on Australia's international trade and economic diplomacy. He is Executive Director of the Australia-Japan Research Centre (AJRC) in the Asia Pacific School of Economics and Management and Professor of Economics in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University. He is responsible for an Australia-wide research program on economic relations with Japan and the Asia Pacific, involving research cooperation with economists in economies throughout the Asia Pacific region., Ligang Song is a specialist in applied international trade studies, the Chinese economy and the Asia Pacific economy. Dr Song is Director of the China Economy and Business Program and a Fellow at the Australia-Japan Research Centre in Asia Pacific School of Economics and Management and the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies.