He received his Ph.D. in Mass Media from Sichuan University. He was a visiting scholar in Taiwan and the United States, including College of Communication at National Chengchi University (Taiwan), the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University (U.S.), and the College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University (U.S.). In 2008, he was awarded the Leadership Scholarship Program Awards from the Committee of 100 USA. In 2010, he was nominated as a finalist for National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award by the Committee of Academic Degrees of the State Council and the Education Ministry of China. His primary research interest is environmental journalism.