Research Areas：

Politics and Diplomacy in Northeast Asia, Crisis Management, Evolution of Foreign Policy Thinking 

Politics and Diplomacy in Northeast Asia

Foreign Relations of New China

International Conflict and Crisis Management

Monograph:

The Forerunner from “China and Barbarians” to “All Nations”: Xu Guangqi’s View of the Outside World, Peking University Press, June 2008 (Funded by Beijing Social Sciences Publication Fund, 2006).

Co-authored Works:

Authored chapters in volumes including Three Waves of Scientific and Technological Revolution, The Mystery of Saddam, Combating Corruption of National Leaders, The Madness of Doomsday, Innovation and Challenge, and Thirty Years of Sino-Japanese Friendship.

Contributed to A History of China-Japan Relations (1978–2008), University of Tokyo Press, 2009.

Translations:

Introduction to the U.S. Constitution by Steven Bachmann, Oriental Press, 1998.

Fifty Years of Dunhuang Studies by Kanda Kiichirō (co-translator), Peking University Press, 2003.

Translated Articles:

“Religious Revival in Postwar Japan” by Okano Masazumi

“Trade and Cooperation Between Japan and China” by Uehara Hideki

Selected Journal Articles:

“Liberation and Hindu Design of the Ideal Life” (South Asian Studies Quarterly, 1995)

“Encounter with Christ – On Rural Christianity in China” (Religion and the World, 1996)

“Gandhi and Christianity” (Asian and African Studies, 1998)

“Diplomatic Crisis Management: A Case Study of U.S.-China Military Aircraft Incident” (Sōka Law Review, 2002, Japanese)

“Japan’s Crisis Management After 9/11” (China and Its Neighbors, 2002)

“Mutual Understanding in Sino-Japanese Relations” (Japanese Studies, PKU, 2003)

“China’s Perception of Japan and Bilateral Relations” (Collected Studies on Sino-Japanese Mutual Perceptions, 2004)

“Limits of Mutual Understanding” (New International Perspective, 2004)

“Etymology and Early Influence of the Term ‘Asia’ in Chinese” (International Politics Studies, 2005)

“Reading at Yanyuan” (PKU Lectures, 2005)

“Nonviolence and 21st-Century International Relations” (Oriental Thought in the 21st Century, 2005)

“China’s View of Japan’s Militarism Revival” (New Perspectives on International Politics, 2005)

“Urgency of Crisis Management System in China” (China and the World Review, 2005)

“Harmony Spirit and East Asian Identity” (The Study of Business and Industry, 2007, co-authored with Prof. Taniyama, Nihon University)

“Trends in Japan’s Social Development and Sino-Japanese Relations” (PKU Center report, 2007)

“Power and Identity: Japan’s Maritime Strategy Post–Cold War” (International Politics Studies, 2007)

“Population Aging and International Strategic Security” (China’s Strategic Review 2011)

International Conference Papers:

2003 Tokyo: “Etymological Analysis of the Term ‘Asia’ in Chinese”

2004 Beijing: “Constructing Regional Identity via Cultural Communication in Northeast Asia”

2006 Tokyo: “Harmony Spirit and East Asian Identity”

2007 Shanghai: “American Think Tanks’ Role in Sino-Japanese Relations”

2010 Beijing: “Reenlightenment from a Japanese Perspective”

2010 Beijing: “Low-Carbon City Development in Japan: The Case of Tokyo”

Media Commentary:

Published more than 30 commentaries in leading outlets such as Science Times, Guangzhou Daily, Southern Daily, and Xinhua Net, discussing Japan-related foreign policy, crisis management, and Chinese diplomacy.

Research Projects：

Participated in the project “Comparative Studies on Sino-Japanese Historical Perceptions” led by Prof. Li Yu (2002–2003); authored the chapter on “China’s Perception of Japanese Threat.” (Published)

Joined the project “Exploring New Models of Sino-Japanese Civilian Diplomacy” funded by the Japan Foundation in April 2003; responsible for the subproject on “Sino-Japanese Educational Exchanges.” (Completed in June 2004)

Undertook the Sasakawa Peace Foundation project “China's Theory of Japan's Militarism Revival” (March 2005); submitted report in May 2005.

Led the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science-supported project on “Crisis Management in Japanese Society” (July 2005); conducted fieldwork in government, civil, and academic institutions in Japan. (Completed)

Contributed to “Mid-Term Strategic Report on the Prospects of Sino-Japanese Relations,” a project of the Center for China and the World Studies at PKU (2006–2007); authored chapter on “Japanese Social Development and Sino-Japanese Relations.” (Completed in March 2007)

Participated in the National Social Science Fund project “China's Cultural Development and Security in a Pluralistic World” (2005); authored chapter on Indian Civilization. (Completed in November 2008)

Contributed to the Ministry of Education key project “U.S. Foreign Policy during the Cold War” led by Professors Wang Jisi and Niu Jun (2007); authored chapter on U.S. Crisis Decision-Making. (Completed in 2009)

Participated in the Ministry of Education project “Theoretical Innovation in China’s Foreign Relations” (2008); worked on the historical review section. (Due 2011)

Participated in the project “China’s Strategic International Environment and National Response Strategy” led by Prof. Wang Jisi (2009); responsible for the section on Non-Traditional Security (Population Change and Strategy). (Due 2012)

Directed the Beijing Outstanding Talent Project “Public Diplomacy in the Construction of Beijing as a Global City: A Study with Tokyo as a Reference” (2010). (Due September 2012)

Awards and Honors：

2005: Beijing Municipal Excellent Young Ethics Teacher

2008: Nomination for National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award; Second Prize for Excellent Doctoral Thesis at Peking University

2010: First Prize, 11th PKU Award for Outstanding Humanities and Social Sciences Research