Master’s degreefrom Beijing Foreign Studiesin 1998;Hehas been working at the China Institute of International Studies(CIIS)since1998, including a postingat the Chinese Embassy in Russiafrom 2000 to 2003. Currently,heserves as Director and ResearchFellowof the Department for European-Central Asian Studiesunder CIIS. In recent years,hehas published one monograph, two editedvolumes, and numerous academic papers and current affairs commentaries in various academic journals and major media outlets.