Israel-Asia Center

Plato Cheng was born in China and studied his bachelor’s degree in human resources management at Northwest University of Politics and Law. This year he will pursue a master’s degree program in conflict resolution and mediation at Tel Aviv University.

After graduating from college, Plato worked at the Transition Institute in Beijing as a research assistant, writing consulting reports on the taxi industry in Qingdao. He then took and passed the Chinese Bar Exam.

In addition, Plato has spent significant time travelling extensively throughout China, where he learned about local community building by ethnic minority groups.

In 2011, Plato came to Israel to volunteer at Kibbutz Yotvata, where he became accustomed to being a grassroots ambassador, representing the Chinese people, promoting Chinese culture, and propelling cultural dialogue and mutual understanding between Israel and China.

Plato views the Israel-Asia Leaders Fellowship as an ideal platform to integrate into the local culture - branching out into every aspect of Israeli life and enriching his knowledge of the region, as well as teaming with other fellows to solve common challenges shared by neighboring Asian countries. Through joint projects and activities, he wishes to research on the relations between China and other Asian stakeholders in the region and to develop ongoing cooperation.

Fellows

Akhilesh Kumar
Howe Wang
Jae Eun Lee
Naoto Umezawa
Plato Cheng
Akshay Vajpayee
Raymond Chang
Sharon Teo
Srivignesh Sundaresan
Vasudheva Reddy Akepati
Wang Jin
Yanming Lu