Xu Bu

President of the China Institute of International Studies;

Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to ASEAN (2015-2018) and to Chile (2018-2020)

Xu Bu, President of the China Institute of International Studies and Secretary General of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy Studies Centre. He studied at Nanjing University, China Foreign Affairs University, Wuhan University and the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, graduated with a PhD in Law. He has rich experience in diplomatic work, served in Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, ASEAN and Chile. He had previously served as Deputy Director-General of the Policy Planning Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2006-2009), Minister Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Canada (2009-2011), Deputy Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Korean Peninsula Affairs (2011-2015), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to ASEAN (2015-2018), and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Chile (2018-2020). Xu has rich research experience in international studies. He has published articles in high quality academic journals, including Foreign Affairs Review, The Journal of International Studies, and China International Studies , and several articles on the People's Daily and Guangming Daily. He is also the author of Say No to Wars: Comments on American Identity and International Politics and American National Identity and Its Impact.