Moises Lopes de Souza vice-director of the South China Sea Think Tank in Taipei City, Taiwan. He is a lso Researcher in Asia Studies at the International Relations Research Center of the University of São Paulo and an Associate Researcher at the Center of Latin-America Economy and Trade Studies at Chihlee Institute of Technology in Taipei. His research focuses on Chinese foreign policy and maritime territorial disputes in East Asia. He is a PhD Candidate at National Chengchi University, Taiwan.