Nie Zhengnan，postdoctoral fellow and  assistant research fellow at the Center for Strategic and Security Studies of Tsinghua University. He received his PhD from the School of International and Public Affairs of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2018-2022). He has been awarded the National Scholarship and honorary titles of "Outstanding Graduate" of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He has published several articles in International Review, South Asian Studies, Journal of Social Sciences and other journals.