LI Chen is a Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of International and Strategic Studies(IISS), Peking University(PKU), and an Associate professor, and director of Center for International Security and Strategy at the School of International Studies at Renmin University of China. He is also a Non-resident Senior Fellow at CISS, Tsinghua University. He teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses on Asia-Pacific security, international history and strategic studies at Renmin University of China. Li Chen's research interest includes modern military and strategic history, international history, contemporary military strategy, and China-U.S. military security relations, on which he has published scholarly articles in leading journals including the Journal of Strategic Studies, Foreign Affairs, as well as some policy briefings. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge and double master degree from School of International Studies, Peking University, and Department of International History, London School of Economics and Political Science.