LI Chen  is an Associate professor, and director of international security and strategy program at the School of International Studies at Renmin University of China; Non-resident Fellow, 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 as well as policy briefings. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge and master degrees from the London School of Economics Department of International History and Peking University School of International Studies.