Dr Yinan BAO is currently an Associate Research Fellow at Huayang Center for Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance. He specializes in public international law, with a focus on diplomatic law and the law of the sea. He has published over twenty academic papers on public international law, covering topics such as diplomatic law and the law of the sea. He has also authored Chinese and English commentary articles for platforms including Global Times, The Paper, Guancha.cn, The Diplomat, Voice of the South China Sea, etc.