Distinguished Professor of Shandong University; B.A. in German Studies at Peking University, M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics (political economy stream) at the University of Freiburg, Germany; taught and visited at the University of Freiburg, Germany; the University of Macau, Macao Polytechnic University, Sun Yat-sen University, Kobe University, Japan; the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg , Germany; Florida State University in the U.S.A.; and St. Petersburg Polytechnic University in Russia. He has long conducted research in the field of international political economy and urban governance, and has published more than one hundred articles in international academic journalin related fields, including 51 articles in SSCI listed journals, 12 monographs in English and German with top international academic publishers such as Springer and Palgrave MacMillan, with more than 2000 Google Scholar citations and an H-index of 29; he was awarded the "Outstanding Achievement in Scientific Research in Higher Educational Institutions" Prize by the Ministry of Education, "China New Development Award 2024" by Springer.Nature and "Macau Humanities and Social Science Outstanding Research Award" by Macau Foundation and China Social Sciences Press; He is a member of major international academic associations in related fields such as APSA, BISA, RSA and UAA.