Dr. Mingjiang Li is an associate professor and the coordinator of the China Programme at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is the author (including editor and co-editor) of 12 books. He has published papers in various peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Strategic Studies, Global Governance, Cold War History, Journal of Contemporary China, The Chinese Journal of International Politics, the Chinese Journal of Political Science, China: An International Journal, China Security, Harvard Asia Quarterly, Security Challenges, and the International Spectator.