He received his B.A. from Xiamen University, and M.A. & Ph.D. from Sun Yat-sen University. He was previously a senior visiting scholar at the Asia Research Institute of the National University of Singapore (2014), and a visiting scholar at Jadavpur University (2015), Delhi University (2008 & 2011), and the Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi (2013). He also served as an emerging scholar at the India-China Institute of The New School (2014). His scholarly interests include Gandhian Satyagraha, comparative political studies of India and China, and the boundary dispute between India and China. His recent publications include a book entitled The Politics to Convert Opponent: A case study of Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha Fastings (in Chinese), and several academic articles. He is currently focusing on a project on “land acquisition and development in India and China.”