Lilley, whose professional career started in the intelligence community, was literally born into a meeting place of the US and East Asia. He has for decades had a profound influence on the practice of US policy towards China and on the strategic thinking behind it.
李潔明出身情報界，一生站在美國與東亞國家交鋒的第一線，幾十年來，在美國對中國政策的實務與決策上，影響至深且鉅。