Jing Zhao studied Nuclear Physics at Tsinghua University (Beijing). He studied Japanese at Dalian University For Foreign Studies. He conducted graduate and advanced studies of Law & Political Science at East China Normal University (Shanghai), Sociology at Osaka University (Ph. D), Political Science at University of Wisconsin-Madison (Research Fellow), and Software Management in Silicon Valley.
Jing Zhao worked in several Japanese and American companies (such as Dentsu Research, Adobe Systems). As a coordinator of Kinki Jichi Kenkyukai, he managed computer administration of Japan's largest local assemblymen survey between 1988 - 1991.
He has published hundreds of articles in Chinese, English, and Japanese. One of his essays received the 1989 Excellent Prize from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan. He was Chief Editor of Yan Ming between 1986-1988. He was an editor H-JAPAN (1997-2000), an editor of H-US-JAPAN (1998-2002).
Jing Zhao has been active in democracy, human rights and international peace mvemnets since 1980. In 1993, he was honoured "China's Conscience" for promoting democracy by Hong Kong's Patriotic Democracy Alliance. In 2003, Santa Clara County awarded him "Silicon Valley's Outstanding Immigrant." He co-founded Humanitarian China (2007) and serves as board directors of Human Agenda, SJTU Business Club in Silicon valley, and Chinese Democracy Education Foundation.
