Visiting scholar Prof. Mikhail Karpov has registered at Center for Chinese Studies on July. 6, 2016. Prof. Mikhail Karpov is an Russian scholar who is currently an associate professor at School of Asian Studies, Russian Higher School of Economics, Russia. His research period is from July to December, 2016. His research topic is "Politics of Financial Liberalization and Democracy in Mainland China and Taiwan". His host institute in Taiwan is the Institute of International Relations, National Chengchi University.