Wei-Bin Zhang, Ph.D. (Umeå, Sweden), is Professor of Economics in Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU), Japan. His main research fields are nonlinear economic dynamics, growth theory, trade theory, East Asian economic development, and Confucianism. He has single-authorized about 360 academic articles (240 in peer-review international journals) and authorized 23 academic books in English by international publishing houses. Prof. Zhang is one of the editorial board members of 15 international journals.