Previously he was a postdoctoral research fellow in the Princeton-Harvard China and the World Program. He received his Ph.D. from Ohio State University. His research interests include Chinese foreign policy, emerging powers (BRICS), and international relations theory. His research has appeared in International Security, The China Quarterly, Chinese Journal of International Politics, Asian Affairs as well as in the edited volume “Status in World Politics” (Cambridge, 2014). He serves on the international editorial boards of Foreign Affairs Review (Beijing) and Global Studies Journal (Hong Kong). He is working on a book tentatively entitled “Limited Rebranding: Status Signaling, Multiple Audiences, and China’s Diplomatic Repositioning.”