Is East Asia an ecological concept or political, cultural, and economic concept? When we're talking about the EH of East Asia, what do we suggest exactly? To what extent do the national borders in East Asia matter in our research? What contribution can the EH of East Asia make to the field in general?

Is there anything unique or ex-ceptional about the EH of East Asia? Or does it share more commonalities with the rest of the world?

More than a century ago, when Franklin King, a renowned agriculturalist of the US, visited East Asia, he celebrated East Asian countries as some of the most sustainable agricultural societies; yet, we're also familiar with Mark Elvin's famous argument about China's traditional society as a society of 3,000 years unsustainable development. Environmental historians of East Asia are also divided; some are more in favor of discovering the "harmonious relationship" between nature and culture in traditional East Asian societies, while some are more inclined to deconstruct that East Asian myth. What's your perspective about the issue?

How has modernity influenced East Asian EH?

All East Asian countries are located along the Pacific Ocean, but their environmental experiences with it vary dramatically. Oceanic EH is one of the most promising subjects of our field, so could you share your thoughts on this issue?