Sharon Zhengyang Sun
Trade Policy Economist


Sharon Zhengyang Sun is the Trade Policy Economist at Canada West Foundation currently on a one-year academic leave to be one of the first China Research Fellows for the Centre for China Policy Research at Global Affairs Canada. She is also a Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Pacific Foundation and the Canadian representative on the Editorial Committee for the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Sharon specializes in research on commercial relations and international trade policy with China and the Indo-Pacific. Some of her publications include CPTPP impact on Canadian trade with Japan, Chinese non-tariff barriers on Canadian agricultural exports, trade infrastructure, among other trade agreement and trade related issues. Sharon is a Ph.D. candidate at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University. Prior to Canada West, she was an associate researcher with the Centre for Trade Policy and Law and an instructor at the Sprott School of Business, Carleton University.


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