China, July 2 -- A Liberian youth leader, Mr. John Solunta Smith, Jr., was on Saturday, June 29, 2019, conferred with Doctor of Philosophy Degree (Ph.D.) in Economics with focus on International Trade by the administration of the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development at the National School of Development- Peking University- PKU in the Peoples' Republic of China.

The prestigious PKU is a world-recognized major research University in Beijing, China, and a member of the elite C9 league of Chinese Universities.

Dr. John Solunta Smith, Jr. is 1986 born. He hailed from a small village called Lula in Margibi County, Republic of Liberia.

Dr. Smith, Jr. is one of Liberia's young economists and a young professional with over nine ye...