Chen Siying is a graduate student at the British Studies Center of Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), originally from Nanjing, Jiangsu. She majors in International Politics, focusing on Indo-Pacific strategy and British politics. Previously, Siying was a research assistant and product manager at BFSU’s think tank Global Knowledge Network, authoring policy reports and global trend analyses. She also served as a research assistant at the Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding, PKU, and as a part-time research fellow at the School of Global and Area Studies, Renmin University of China. Furthermore, she participated in a wide range of diplomatic events focused on China-Africa relations and worked as an escort interpreter, providing consecutive interpretation for foreign aid programs. At CISS Youth, Siying plans to further specialise in China-Africa relations and the UK's strategy in the Indo-Pacific region.