Professor ZHANG Yuyan is Director of Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), CASS Member, Chief Expert of National Institute for Global Strategy, CASS, Professor of University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences，Member of the Committee of Foreign Affairs of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Member of the International Economics and Finance Advisory Group of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Expert of Advisory Committee for Economic & Trade Policy of the Ministry of Commerce of China, General coordinator of the International Finance and Economic task force of the Ministry of Finance of China,President of China Society of World Economy and President of China Society of Emerging Economies. He authored Economic Development and the Choice of Institutions (1992), International Economic Politics(2008), The Sources of American Conduct(2015) and The Path of China’s Peaceful Development (2017), etc.