Born in the People’s Republic of China’s Shandong Province, Vice Minister Hao Ping received his masters from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and PhD from Peking University’s School of International Relations. He has been both a professor and academic administrator, holding such offices as the vice president of Beijing University, and president of Beijing Foreign Studies University. He is currently the Vice Minister of Education and the author of several books, including Sun Yat-Sen’s Revolution and the United States, and An Unfortunate Ending: John Leighton Stuart and China.