
Zhang Li
Associated Research Fellow
Associated Research Fellow
Dr. Zhang Li is professor of international relations at the Institute of South Asian Studies (Centre of Asian Studies), Sichuan University of China. Early trained in history and comparative cultures, he broadened the range of academic interests to international relations and strategic analysis. Presently as senior research fellow of ISAS and previous visiting scholar/guest researcher in UK (Oxford University), India (JNU) and Hong Kong (University of Hong Kong), he has focused his research and teaching on post-Cold War China’s multilateral and neighborhood diplomacy, China-South Asia strategic links, and Asia-Pacific security and conflict prevention (South Asia in particular).
He holds a PhD of international politics at SichuanUniversity and a MA of history at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Currently he is member of the Chinese Associations/Councils of International Affairs, Asia-Pacific Studies and Strategic Assessments, South Asia Studies, and Pan-Himalayan Regional Survey.