Liuya Zhang is a Ph.D student in International Relations and Methodology at the Political Science department of Ohio State University. She is interested in international political economy and foreign policy, particularly in East Asia. Liuya also specializes in North Korea nuclear issues. She got her B.A. from Fudan University, majoring in Korean Language and Literature and Master of Area Studies (East Asia) from Seoul National University and Master of International Affairs from UC San Diego.