Huaigao Qi is Associate Professor and Vice Dean at the Institute of International Studies, Fudan University. His research interests are China's neighboring diplomacy, China's ocean affairs, and Asia-Pacific international relations. He has published several books on China's foreign policy, the Belt and Road Initiative, etc.

Song Xue is Assistant Professor at the Institute of International Studies, Fudan University. Her research focuses on Indonesian politics and foreign relations, ethnic studies, and China-ASEAN relations. Her research has been published in Contemporary Southeast Asia, Asian Ethnicity, and journals in Chinese.