Profile:

Professor Li got her bachelor's degree in World History from the Department of History at Peking University, studying Japanese history under the guidance of Professors Zhou Yiliang and Shen Ren’an. She later obtained her doctoral degree in Northeast Asian Studies at the School of International Studies, Peking University, under the supervision of Professor Li Yu. Her primary research interest is the political history of Japan, with occasional exploration into contemporary issues such as Sino-Japanese relations, though her main focus remains the intellectual history of Japanese politics.

Professor Li has taught or conducted research as a visiting scholar at several institutions in Japan, including Soka University, Waseda University, Nihon University, Niigata University, and Seikei University, for both short- and long-term programs.

She enjoys reading quietly in peaceful environments, particularly travelogues, biographies, and family histories that reflect the historical and cultural traditions of different nations and peoples.

Research Areas：

History of Japanese Politics, History of Japanese Political Thought

Previously Offered Courses:

Introduction to Japanese Studies (Undergraduate, Waseda Program)

Japanese History (Undergraduate, Waseda Program)

Japanese Politics and Diplomacy (Graduate)

Northeast Asian Regional Studies (Graduate)

Currently Teaching:

Postwar Sino-Japanese Relations (Graduate)

Planned Course:

History of Sino-Japanese Relations (Undergraduate)

Books:

History of Postwar Japanese Diplomacy (1945–1994) (co-authored with Song Chengyou), World Affairs Press, December 1995.

Japan's National Development Strategy in the 21st Century (Chief Editor: Li Hanmei), China Social Sciences Press, October 2000.

A Study on Forms of Japanese Nationalism (Author: Li Hanmei), The Commercial Press, March 2012.

Selected Articles:

“The Basic Forms and Causes of Japan’s New Nationalism,” Foreign Affairs Review, No. 1, 2013. Also reprinted in International Politics, No. 5, 2013, by Renmin University of China.

“Rethinking the 1972 Framework of Sino-Japanese Relations from the Perspective of Diplomatic Normalization,” China International Strategic Review 2013, World Affairs Press, June 2013.

“Sino-Japanese Relations in the Post-Cold War Era,” Journal of Legal and Political Theory, Vol. 44, No. 1, Niigata University, August 2011.

“Japan’s Political Transformation and Changes in the Party System Over the Past 30 Years,” Journal of International Political Studies, No. 1, 2010.

“A Review of Chinese Academic Research on Japan’s New Nationalism (1995–2007),” Japanese Studies, Vol. 14, World Affairs Press, April 2008.

“Research on the Nanjing Massacre in Chinese Academia,” Pacific Journal, No. 8, 2005.

“Research on the ‘Textbook Issue’ and Social Thought in Japan,” Journal of International Political Studies, No. 4, 2004.

“Contemporary Japanese Social Thought and Sino-Japanese Relations,” Journal of Political and Economic Studies, Vol. 39, No. 4, Nihon University, March 2003.

“The Impact of Japan’s Political and Diplomatic Transformation on Sino-Japanese Relations—Toward a ‘Strong-Strong’ Bilateral Relationship,” in Globalization and China-Japan Relations, eds. Lin Zhenjiang & Liang Yunxiang, Xinhua Press, 2000.

Academic Essays (Selected Topics):

Key factors influencing the future direction of Japan’s foreign strategy and behavior