Dr. SUN Xuefeng is Professor of International Relations and Dean of Institute of International Relations, Tsinghua University. He also serves as Deputy Secretary-General of World Peace Forum and Editors-in-Chief of the Chinese Journal of International Politics. His current research focuses on International Relations Theory, International Order and International Relations in East Asia. He is the author/co-author of dozens of academic papers and books, including Zhongguo jueqi kunjing (Dilemma of China’s Rise, first edition in 2011; second edition in 2013), Guoji hefaxing yu daguo jueqi (International Legitimacy and The Rise of Great Powers, 2014), Dongya anquan shizu yu Zhongguo zhoubian zhengce zhuanxing (East Asian Security Order and Transformation of China’s Neighborhood Policy, 2017), Guoji guanxi yanjiu shiyong fangfa (Practical Methods of International Studies, first edition in 2001; second edition in 2007; third edition in 2021) and Shuzi shidai de anquan jingzheng yu guoji zhixu (Security Competition and International Order in the Digital Age, 2023). Dr. SUN is a Fulbright Scholar at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at National University of Singapore (NUS), and a recipient of multiple Tsinghua University Teaching Excellence Awards.