Masaaki Yatsuzuka

Masaaki Yatsuzuka is a senior research fellow at the China Division, Regional Studies Department, National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS) in the Ministry of Defence of Japan. His main research fields focus on modern history of Chinese politics and the current China's security policy. He has experience as a research fellow in the Japan Society for Promotion of Science (2011-2013), a researcher at Political Section of Consulate-General of Japan in Hong Kong (2013-2015), an analyst at Intelligence and Analysis Service in Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2015-2016), and a deputy director in International Policy Division, Bureau of Defence Policy, Ministry of Defence of Japan (2018-2019). He received his B.A. in Policy Management and M.A. in Law from Keio University. His recent publications include China Security Report 2021: China's Military Strategy in the New Era (2020).