Li Wei is a Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of International and Strategic Studies(IISS), Peking University(PKU) and a full professor at the School of International Studies, Renmin University of China (RUC). Prior to joining the faculty, he gained Ph.D at Fudan University in 2009. Li Wei was a visiting scholar at Japan’s Institute of Developing Economies (IDE) in 2019, Cornell University during 2015-2016 and Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies based in Hawaii in 2010. His research interests include International Political Economy, American Studies, and Economic Diplomacy. His newest book is Battles for International Institutions: the Sino-US Relations in the Era of Strategic Competition, which was published in 2017.