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Yihu LI
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Yihu LI
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Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2011, Professor Yihu Li is a distinguished Chinese scholar of international relations whose research and professional work have focused on Taiwan studies, cross-strait relations, international strategy, and international politics. Born in 1961 in Beijing, with ancestral roots in Suning, Hebei Province, he enrolled in the Department of International Politics at Peking University in 1979, graduating among the top thirty students in Beijing. He received his Ph.D. in Law and has spent his academic career at Peking University, where he currently serves as Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, and Director of the Institute of International Relations. He concurrently serves as Director of the Taiwan Research Institute at Peking University.

Professor Li’s research has centred on international strategy, cross-strait relations, Taiwan studies, and China’s foreign policy, with particular emphasis on the historical, legal, and political dimensions of Taiwan’s status and the strategic environment of the Asia-Pacific region. Since the 1995 Taiwan Strait crisis, he has been consulted by national decision-making bodies on Taiwan-related policy and has contributed academic analysis and policy research in this area. In 1999, he published a signed article in People’s Daily and Qiushi, which was subsequently broadcast on China Central Television’s Xinwen Lianbo, addressing Lee Teng-hui’s remarks on Taiwan’s political status and presenting an analysis of the historical and contemporary dimensions of cross-strait relations. He has served as a Deputy to the 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th National People’s Congress and as a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and policy reports on international relations and cross-strait affairs. Through sustained research, policy consultation, and international academic collaboration, Professor Li has contributed to scholarly and policy discussions concerning cross-strait relations, international security, regional affairs, and China’s foreign relations.