Baogang He is Alfred Deakin Professor, Chair in International Relations, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts & Education, Deakin University, and the Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. Graduated with Ph.D. in Political Science from Australian National University in 1994, Professor He has become widely known for his work in Chinese politics, in particular the deliberative politics in China as well as in Asian politics covering regionalism, international relations, federalism, and multiculturalism in Asia. David Hundt is an Associate Professor of International Relations in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University. His research interests include the politics, foreign policy, and political economy of Asia and the Pacific, with a particular emphasis on Australia and South Korea. Since 2005 he has authored one book, one co-authored book, and more than twenty journal articles. In 2022 he co-edited China and human rights in North Korea: Debating a 'developmental approach' in Northeast Asia (Routledge), along with Baogang He and Chengxin Pan.