Li Xinfeng,a seniorre search fellow with a PhD and also a writer,is the executive president of the China-Africa Institute,the director general of the Institute of West-Asian and African Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,the head of Department of West-Asian and African Studies of University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,a doctoral supervisor,and the chief editor of Journal of West Asia and Africa,Journal of China-Africa Studies. He enjoys a special government allowance awarded by the State Council.In 2020,he was awarded the title of Scientific Researcher with Outstanding Contributions by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.He also serves as the vice president of the Asia-Africa Association of China,the vice president of Chinese Society of African Historical Studies,an expert reviewer of the National Social Science Fund of China,and an expert reviewer of Changjiang Scholars by the Ministry of Education.His academic expertise is in African politics and relations between China and African countries.He published nearly 20 pieces of works including monographs in both English and Chinese,translated works,think tank reports,and top and authoritative journal articles.A Reporter's Exploration Following Zheng He's Footsteps in Africa won the Best Works Award of the 10th Cultural and Ethical Progress by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China.Research Reports on the Elimination of Poverty in China—Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture,Hunan Province(both English and Chinese versions)won the Excellent National Think Tank Report Award from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 2020.The research reports of the series(English version)were collected in the Museum of the Communist Party of China in 2021.Li has presided over and completed a number of provincial and ministerial-level projects,and is currently the host of the 2021 major bidding project“General History of Africa(Multiple volumes)”of the Major Historical Research Projects of the Chinese Academy of History from the National Social Science Fund.