Professor Wang Dong is an associate professor of international studies and executive deputy director of the Institute for China-U.S. People-to-People Exchange at Peking University. He also serves as secretary general of the Pangoal Institution, member of the Steering Committee of the “East Asia Security Forum”, Chinese Overseas Educated Scholars Association, and advisor for the Carter Center-Global Times “US-China Young Scholars Forum”. Prof. Wang provided consultation to the Chinese government on matters important to Chinese foreign policy. He previously taught at York College in Pennsylvania with a tenure-track appointment. His articles appear in Diplomatic History, The New York Times as well as other top academic and news outlets. Professor Wang received many awards and was named a “Munich Young Leader” in 2016. He was selected by the inaugural program of “Preeminent Young Scientists” of Beijing in 2018 (ranked No. 1 in humanities and social sciences). Prof. Wang received his bachelor degree from Peking University and Ph.D. from UCLA.