Dr. Li’s research interests are dispute resolution in the South China Sea (SCS), ASEAN’s role in SCS issues, and U.S. policies and the SCS. Her main publications include: “Hainan’s Role in the Management of the South China Sea Issues: A Case Study of the Gulf of Tonkin”, in Conflict Management and Dispute Settlement in East Asia, “Recent Practices in Dispute Management in the South China Sea” in Maritime Energy Resources in Asia: Legal Regimes and Cooperation, and “Recent Developments in the South China Sea – An Assessment of the Core Bilateral Relationship Between China and Vietnam.”