Dean, The Institute of Modern International Relations, Tsinghua University
Yan Xuetong
Date of Birth: December 7, 1952, Place of Birth: Tianjin, China
Professor Yan Xuetong is serving as the Dean of The Institute of Modern International Relations, Tsinghua University and the Chief Editor of The Chinese Journal of International Politics. He is Vice Chairman of both China Association of International Relations Studies and China Association of American Studies and a member of Consultation Committee of Ministry of Commerce of PRC.
Dr. Yan received his Ph. D of political science from University of California, Berkeley in 1992, M.A. of international relations from the Institute of International Relations in 1986 and B.A. of English from Heilongjiang University in 1982.
He has published more than a hundred of papers and articles on international relations. Analysis of China’s National Interests won 1998 China Book Prize and Practical Methods of International Studies was authorized as text book by Chinese Education Ministry in 2006.
