Distinguished Professor of Shandong University, Executive Director of the Institute of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Studies; B.A. in German Studies at Peking University, M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Freiburg, Germany; has taught, held visiting professorships, and been a guest lecturer at the University of Freiburg, University of Macau, Macao Polytechnic University, Sun Yat-sen University, Kobe University, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Florida State University, and Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University. He has long been engaged in research on international political economy and governance of tourist cities, publishing more than 100 academic papers in international journals in related fields, including 49 papers in SSCI journals, 12 monographs in English and German published by international top-tier academic publishers such as Springer and Palgrave Macmillan, with over 1,700+ Google citations and H-index 27. He was awarded the second prize of the 8th Higher Education Excellence Award in Scientific Research (Humanities and Social Sciences) of the Chinese Ministry of Education. He is a member of major international academic societies in related fields and interviewed by central media such as Xinhua News Agency, China News Service, and Guangming Daily.