Professor and dean of the Department of History, Fudan University. Specializes in the study of contemporary Chinese thought. Publications include: Hu Shih and Like-Minded Intellectuals: Their Role in Contemporary Chinese Liberalism, A Critical Biography of Hu Shih, Yin Haiguang, Garret: Dwelling Writers in China and Their Careers and Aspirations, A Collection of the Academic Writings of Hu Shih (ed.), A Collection of Wang Zaoshi’s Writings (ed.) and The Complete Works of Hu Shih (as ed. and one of the planners), etc.