Cord Eberspaecher is an adjunct professor at the Department of Sinology at the University of Bonn and frequently gives lectures on China for the general public and various public and private organisations and institutions.

His research focuses on modern Chinese history in global perspective, especially Sino-German relations; in addition, he is an expert in naval and military history and Western images of China from Early Modern Times to the present. Besides his work in academia, he is active in the field of educational exchange between Germany and China and dual training system.

Major publications include Knowledge Exchange and Modernization Processes between Europe, China and Japan, China's Imperial Wars, etc.