Dr. Shi is the head of the academic committee at the Institute of International Studies and the Korean Studies Center at Fudan University. He is also a guest professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University, consultation member to the South Korean National Assembly Library, and invited researcher at the National History Compilation Committee of South Korea. He mainly engages in research on modern Chinese diplomatic history, history of China’s relations with its neighboring countries, international relations on the Korean Peninsula, Northeast Asia and Korean independence movements, and Sino-ROK relations. His major works include China’s Diplomatic History (1994), Modern History of China’s Diplomatic Relations with its Neighboring Countries (2006), and Korean Independence Movements and Relations with China (2009).