Xu Zhimin, a doctor of history at Peking University, a researcher at the Institute of Historical Theory, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and the Secretary General of the Research Center for the Disciplinary System, Academic System, and Discourse System of Chinese History, Chinese Academy of History. The main directions of his research are the history of Sino Japanese relations and the local history of Tibet. He has published more than 80 papers in journals such as Social Sciences in China, Historical Research.