Experts
Senior Research Fellow
Xiang Gao
Affiliation
Ocean Policy Research Institute
Division of Ocean Vision and Action
Expertise/Areas of interest
Ocean governance/China's maritime policy/regional oceans governance/integrated coastal management (ICM), and marine protected policy
Languages
Japanese/English/Mandarin
Academic/Professional Background
Dr. Xiang Gao is a research fellow of the Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI), Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF). She received PhD in international public policy at Osaka University. Dr. Gao specializes in China’s ocean policy and Chinese foreign policy. Her recent research interests are in the area of ocean governance in East Asia, with a focus on the construction of a regional cooperation framework.
Academic
Ph.D. in International Public Policy from Osaka University (2015)
Academic Society etc
Japan Society of Ocean Policy
Japanese Association for Coastal Zone Studies
Japanese Association for Coastal Zone Studies
Professional Background
Apr. 2015- has worked for OPRI-SPF on projects including Ocean Governance, Japan-China Maritime Dialogue, Integrated coastal management and Arctic Governance.
Papers
| Papers | Date of Papers |
|---|---|
| Gao, Xiang, Keita Furukawa. 2019. "Construction of Regional Environmental Governance in Seas of East Asia", in Erdal Ӧzhan(eds.), Proceedings of the Fourteenth International MEDCOAST Congress on Coastal and Marine Sciences, Engineering, Management & Conservation (Marmaris, Turkey.), 45-56. (in English) | 2019 |
| Gao, Xiang, Keita Furukawa. 2018 "The Chinese Ocean and Coastal Zone Policy: the Activities on Marine Protect Areas." Journal of Coastal Zone Studies, 30(4), 67-75. (in Japanese) | 2018 |
| Makino, Mitsutaku, Masakazu Arima, Yuki Inoue, Tomoko Kakee, Xiang Gao, Chika Suzuki, Yasuhiro Tojo, Kazumi Wakita, Keisuke Watanabe, Yoshiyasu Watanabe, Hiroyuki Nakahara. 2017. "An Analysis of the Previous and Current Basic Plan on Ocean Policy and the Government Annual Report on Implemented Measures with regard to the Oceans: For the Review of the Basic Plan on Ocean Policy "Based on an Evaluation of the Effect of Measures with regard to the Oceans". Journal of Japan Society of Ocean Policy, 7, 23-41. (available in English and Japanese) | 2017 |
| Gao, Xiang. 2015. "The Starting Point of China's Maritime Strategy: Mao Zedong's Maritime Strategic Theory." International Public Policy Studies, 19 (2), 55-63. (in Japanese) | 2015 |
As of April 1, 2025