Jin Liangxiang is a nonresident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He is also a senior research fellow at the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS).
Liangxiang specializes in Middle Eastern-international relations, with a particular focus on Iran’s foreign policy and domestic politics. He also conducts research on China’s relations with neighboring regions.
Liangxiang is the author of the book On the Domestic Sources of Iran’s Foreign Policy (2015). In addition, he has published many academic papers on Middle Eastern studies, with a majority focusing on Iran. He also writes frequently for Tehran Times, China.org.cn, and China-US Focus, among others. His analysis has been featured on CCTV, Dragon TV, and other mainstream Chinese medias.