Profile：

As a graduate of Peking University’s School of International Studies, Hu Bo previously worked at the Center for Chinese Strategic Studies and the Institute of Ocean Research at Peking University. He is currently a Researcher at School of International Studies and Director of the Center for Maritime Strategy Studies. Additionally, he serves as Director of the “South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative” (SCSPI), Adjunct Professor at the China Institute for South China Sea Studies, and Guest Research Fellow at Tsinghua University’s Center for International Security and Strategy.

Specializing in maritime strategy and policy, his research focuses on sea power theory, South China Sea disputes, international security, and U.S. military affairs. He has published over 50 academic papers in leading domestic and international journals such as World Economics and Politics, International Review, Foreign Affairs Review, and The Journal of Chinese Political Science, as well as multiple monographs on maritime affairs. Notable works include China-U.S. Military Competition and Strategic Balance in the Western Pacific, China’s Sea Power in the Post-Mahan Era, and Chinese Maritime Power in the 21st Century.

Research Areas：

Sea Power Theory, Maritime Security, South China Sea Issues, China-U.S. Military Relations, Chinese Foreign Policy

Articles:

"Gray Zone Competition:Generalization of Concepts and Complicated Practice，"Pacific Journal，No. 9, 2025.

From Hegemonic Alternation to "Multipolar Checks and Balances": The Evolution of the Maritime Landscape Since the 16th Century," Social Sciences in China, No.2,2023.

"The Politicization of the US Military Operations in the South China Sea: Analysis Based on Feature-Intrusive Freedom of Navigation Operations,"Journal of Boundary and Ocean Studies，No.11,2022.

“The Dilemmas and Pathways for Improving China-U.S. Maritime Crisis Management,” American Studies Quarterly, No. 5, 2021.

“Prospects for China's Maritime Strategy in the Indian Ocean,” Asia Policy, Vol. 16, No. 3, 2021.

“Sino-U.S. Competition in the South China Sea: Power, Rules, and Legitimacy,” Journal of Chinese Political Science, Vol. 24, No. 3, 2021.

“Analyzing the Influencing Factors and Trends of the Current South China Sea Situation,” People’s Forum – Academic Frontiers, No. 3, 2021.

“China-U.S. Competition in the South China Sea: Power, Rules, and Political Legitimacy,” Foreign Affairs Review, No. 1, 2021.

“China in a Multipolar World,” in Navies in Multipolar Worlds: From the Age of Sail to the Present, edited by Paul Kennedy, Routledge, October 2020.

“Global Maritime Multipolarity and the Rise of the Chinese Navy,” Asia-Pacific Security and Maritime Affairs, No. 6, 2020.

“China’s Maritime Rise and the International Maritime Security Order: A New Model of Major-Power Coordination in a Limited Multipolar System,” World Economics and Politics, No. 11, 2019.

“The U.S. Navy’s Strategic Shift: From 'From the Sea' to 'Return to Sea Control',” International Security Studies, No. 5, 2018.

(Additional entries follow the same format.)

Books:

Chinese Maritime Power in the 21st Century, Routledge, September 2019.

China’s Sea Power in the Post-Mahan Era, Ocean Press, April 2018. (Korean edition: Parkyoung, July 2021.)

China’s Maritime Power in 2049: The Path to a Strong Maritime Nation, China Development Press, April 2015. (Traditional Chinese edition, January 2016; Japanese edition, December 2016.)

China’s Maritime Strategy: Diplomacy, Marine Economy, and Naval Power, Xinhua Publishing House, June 2012.