Matthew Willis is a third-year student at the University of Texas at Austin studying International Relations, Japanese, Government and East Asian Studies. On campus, he was a dais staffer for Central Texas Model United Nations and digital humanities intern for JapanLab. He has also interned at the Wilson Center, East-West Center, and Mansfield Foundation in Washington D.C. Throughout these academic and professional opportunities, his predominant focus has been on US-Japan and US-China relations. In his freetime, he likes to play video games, hang out with friends, and read.