He received his PhD from Sun Yat-sen University and continued his post doctorate at the National Audit Office of the People's Republic of China. Recently, he completed his year long stay at the University of Houston and The Institute of Internal Auditors as a visiting scholar. He specializes in the research of auditing and corporate governance and has published many articles in this area of internal auditing and CPA auditing in business and accounting journals in China. Currently, he is the director of the China Audit Society and a member of The Institute of Internal Auditors.