Dr. Jin is a Professor and Associate Dean with the School of International Studies at Renmin University of China. He is also a visiting professor at the Gerald Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, and the “Weilun” Chair Professor at Tsinghua University. Before joining Renmin University, he worked for the Institute of American Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences from 1987 to 2002. He is the Vice President of the China National Association of International Studies; adviser to the policy planning office at the National People’s Congress; and standing councilor of the China Reform Forum. He holds a B.A. in political science from Shanghai Fudan University, an M.A. from the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and a Ph.D. from the School of International Studies at Peking University.