Yiwei Wang is Professor at the School of International Studies, Director of the Institute of International Affairs, Director of the Center for European Studies and Senior Fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies (RDCY) at Renmin University of China.
He was formerly diplomat at the Chinese Mission to the European Union (2008-2011) and professor at the Center for American Studies at Fudan University (2001-2008). His main research interests include Belt and Road studies, European integration, public diplomacy, Chinese foreign policy and EU-China relations. His recent books include The World Is Linked: Logic of The Belt and Road Initiative, The Belt & Road Initiative: What China Will Offer the World in Its Rise (both in Chinese and English), Haishang: Revelations of European Civilization (both in Chinese and English) and China NATO Studies Series.