Wan Zhigao, from Chengdu, Sichuan, is a 2024 graduate student majoring in International Politics at the School of International Studies, Peking University, as well as the member of the secretariat and head of the publicity group, CISS Youth, Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University. His academic interests primarily include international relations theory, Europe and East Asia studies, social mobility and social stratification, and STS studies. He has interned at various government institutions, think tanks, and media agencies, some of his research findings have been adopted by central government ministries and Fortune 500 companies. He has received honors such as the National Scholarship, Shanghai Outstanding Graduate, and Tongji University Outstanding Graduation Thesis. In the CISS Youth program, he will focus on issues such as Sino-European relations, middle-powers, and industrial policy.