Dr Giles Blackburne is Associate Professor of International Business and Executive Director of The Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds. He teaches on a range of international business topics at all levels, including the economics of China, principles of international business, and intellectual property. Prior to Leeds, Giles was Director of the China-Britain Business Council from 2005 to 2016, Director of Chinese Studies at the University of Abertay 2001-2005, Manager of the China-Britain Business Council (Scotland) 1994-2001, and lectured in Chinese Politics & Economics at the University of Glasgow from 1991 to 1994.