He is also an executive editor of the Journal of Oriental Studies. His research interests include early Confucianism (in particular Xunzi’s thought), Chinese ethics and political philosophy, comparative philosophy, and the relevance of Chinese philosophy to the modern world. He has published papers in journals such as NTU Philosophical Review, Philosophy and Culture, Frontiers of Philosophy in China. His English monograph Self-Realization through Confucian Learning: A Contemporary Reconstruction of Xunzi’s Ethics is forthcoming in September, 2016 by SUNY Press.