About the author

Liu Yongtao is Professor of International Relations at Fudan University.He has also taught at Korea University,Tecnológico de Monterrey (Campus Guadalajara),and ESAN University.His books include American Society Today(2001),New Approaches to Politics of Security(2002),U.S.Congressional-Presidential Relations in Foreign Policy(2010),Politics of Discourse:Symbolic Power and U.S.Foreign Policy(2014).