Ms. Kristy Hsu is the Director of the Taiwan ASEAN Studies Center at Chung-Hua Institution of Economic Research. She also serves as the advisory member of various organizations including, but not limited to, the Council of Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce in Vietnam, Trade and Development Committee/International Affairs Committee of the Chinese National Confederation of Industries, General Chamber of Commerce of R.O.C., and the Association of Foreign Relations. Ms. Hsu sits in the editorial advisory committee of the Chinese National Association of Industry and Commerce (CNAIC), which publishes CNAIC’s monthly publication, CNAIC Magazine. She is also the standing supervisor to the Taiwan Women Film/Video Association.

Her research interests cover ASEAN regionalism, regional economic integration, international trade policy and law, trade and development issues as well as gender issues.