Ji Xianbai is a lecturer at the School of International Relations of Renmin University of China, a "Distinguished Young Scholar" at Renmin University of China, and a researcher at the Institute of International Development. His research focuses on the international political economy, geoeconomics, regionalism, global economic governance, Southeast Asian political economy, etc. Among his numerous publications is China's Belt and Road: Impacts on Asia and Policy Agenda (co-authored, 2020). He is in charge of the National Social Science Foundation's youth project "Research on China's strategy and path to build ‘Asia-Pacific community of destiny’ based on RCEP".