Deputy Director of the InstituteofAsia-PacificStudies (IAPS),Shandong University;Associate Editor of the SSCI Q1 journalChinese Journal of International Politics;Associate Professor and Master Supervisor at theSchool of Political Science and Public Administration, Shandong University. Her primary researchinterestsinclude the digital economy, economic cooperation and development in East Asia, great powersrelations, and theories of international leadership. Her representativepublications include “Is There a New International Trade Order?”“From the Ancient Silk Road to the Belt and Road Initiative: Narratives, Signalling and Trust-building.”