Jing Zhu
Jing (Patricia) Zhu is an international trade analyst in Baker Hostetler's Washington, D.C., office. She developed her interest in international trade when she was covering the 11th APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting for Thailand's leading English newspaper. Since then, she has reported extensively on negotiations within the World Trade Organization, congressional debates on U.S. trade policy and U.S.-China trade disputes. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Zhu was an associate editor at a trade publication, Inside U.S. Trade, where she produced on-site coverage of the Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference held in Hong Kong.
Ms. Zhu's research focus is in political and economic developments in Asia and U.S. policies toward the region, particularly the greater China area. She is familiar with China's policy-making process and business environment, and has published several features and in-depth reports on China's economic reforms in the China Economic Times and local newspapers throughout the Zhejiang Province. Ms. Zhu is a regular contributor to the practice's China-U.S. Trade Law blog.
For years, Ms. Zhu has been monitoring China's booming media industry. She has won a provisional award for her paper titled, "The Social Responsibility of Advertising," and has published an academic paper on China's television production. As a student, she held various internships with China's television and print media.
Ms. Zhu is a member of Women in International Trade and is actively involved in the Asia Society. Ms. Zhu is fluent in Mandarin, in addition to several local Chinese dialects.