Dr Dan (Diane) HU teaches and studies a diverse range of topics across translation, economics, law and international relations. She has been an active commentator and engagement facilitator.
TITLE/POSITION:
• Assistant Professor
• Deputy Director, Australian Studies Centre, School of English and International Studies, BFSU
EMAIL: diane_hucn@hotmail.com
DEGREES
• PhD at Western Sydney University, Australia (Sept. 2020)
• MA (Law) at China University of Political Science and Law (June 2005)
• BA (English + Economics) at Beijing Foreign Studies University (June 2002)
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
• 2021~2024: (ARC) Research Fellow, School of Political and Social Sciences & Asia Institute, University of Melbourne
• 2007~ : Assistant Professor, School of English and International Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University
• 2005~2007: Assistant Lecturer, School of English and International Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University
OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE
• 2021~2024: (ARC) Research Fellow, School of Political and Social Sciences & Asia Institute, University of Melbourne
• 2013-2014: Visiting Scholar, Western Sydney University, Australia
TEACHING
• Legal Translation
• Australia’s Economy and Its Economic Relations with China
• (English) Reading
• (English) Writing
RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Australian Studies
• Foreign direct investment
• British Studies
• Southeast Asian Studies
• Climate change and energy transition
• Legal translation
• Legal discourse
• Diplomatic discourse
RESEARCH PROJECTS
• Ministry of Education (Country and area studies) grant: “Australia’s shifting policy on foreign investment in infrastructure: exploring the prospect of bilateral cooperation under the BRI”
• Ministry of Education (Center for Language Education and Cooperation) grant: “Policies and language requirements for residents from overseas: a study of major countries” (Australia)
• Ministry of Education (Center for Language Education and Cooperation) grant: “Teaching Chinese: a study of major countries” (Australia)
• Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) grant: “Sanjin: incorporating Xi Jinping: The Governance of China into the course of Legal Translation”
• BFSU grant: textbook “Reading and Translating Legal English”
• BFSU grant: MOOC “Legal Translation”
• BFSU grant: “Economic Diversification: domestic debate in Australia and prospects”
• BFSU grant: “Foreign Investment Policy Shifts: a study across G7 countries”
• Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) – Foundation on Australian Studies in China (FASIC) Competitive Project: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023
ACADEMIC SERVICES
• National People’s Congress Board of Experts (translation review) (2019~2024)
• Deputy General Secretary, Chinese Association for Australian Studies
• Deputy Chief Editor, Blue Book on Australia
• Co-executive Chief Editor, Chinese Journal of Australian Studies (2018-2019)
• Editorial Board, International Australian Studies Association’s Journal of Australian Studies (2019-2022)
SCHOLARLY WORKS
• As member of the Board of Experts (translation review) for the National People’s Congress (2019~2024), reviewed and finalized the English version of the following laws passed at the national legislature: Export Control Law, Individual Income Tax Law, Law on Mutual Legal Assistance, Reservists Law, Law on the Promotion of Rural Revitalization.
• (In collaboration with Global Times Institute) launched, as Chief Investigator, “Australia in the Chinese Eyes” opinion poll, which has been successfully run in 2020, 2021 and 2024
• UNIPUS MOOC: “Legal Translation” (https://moocs.unipus.cn)
• Hu, R., & Hu, D. (2024). How Australia is Studied in China, Routledge
• Sun, Y., Han, F., & Hu, D. (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024). Blue Book on Australia, Social Sciences Academic Press (China)
• Hu, D., & Ying, Li. (2024). “Australian Studies in China: A disciplinary analysis”, in R. Hu & D. Hu (eds.) How Australia is Studied in China, Routledge, pp.23-35.
• Hu, D. (2023). “Australia’s China Literacy and China’s Australia Literacy: misassumptions and implications for bilateral relations”, in M. Gao and X. Bao (eds.) Different Histories, Shared Futures: dialogues on Australia-China, Springer, pp. 137-158.
• Hu, D. (2022). China and Australia: Economic Decoupling?, Melbourne Asia Review, March 2022 Special Issue.
• Hu, D. & Wen, X. (2021) “Connectedness and Disconnectedness: compartmentalisation, representation and future of bilateral relations”, in Y. Sun, G. McCarthy and X. Song (eds.) Connected Civilisations: a transcultural approach to China and Australia, Springer.
• Hu, D. (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016). “Zhongguo qiye zai yingguo de binggou touzi” (Chinese Investment in the UK and the Latter’s FDI Regulation), in Z. Wang (eds.) Yingguo lanpishu (The UK Blue Book 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022, 2023) Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press (in Chinese).
• Hu, D. (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024). Multiple contributions in Y. Sun & F. Han (eds.) Aodaliya lanpishu (Blue Book on Australia 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2022, 2023) Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press (in Chinese).
• Hu, D. (2021) “Protectionism or Liberalism? The Labor Government’s Policies towards China’s Investment (2007-2013)”, in S. Liu (eds.) Australia in the World: Past, Present and Future, Beijing: Peking University Press.
• Hu, D. (2019) “Why Is China Particularly Angry with Australia?: FDI and Huawei”, in The La Trobe Asia Brief, 2019 (2): 9-10.
• Jiang. R., Hu D., N. Buckley, M. Foo, A. Zheng, and T. Tang (2015). “Submission to Australian Parliament’s Joint Select Committee of Trade and Investment Growth in response to its enquiry into the business experience in utilising Australia’s FTAs”.
AWARDS & HONOURS
• 2009: BFSU Margaret Turner Award (Outstanding Teaching-undergraduate level)
• 2018: Chinese Delegate, The 5th China-Australia High Level Dialogue
• 2020: Finalist, Australia China Alumni Award (Research)