Niu Haibin received his Ph.D. in international relations at Fudan University in 2006. He is Associate Research Fellow and Director of Institute for Foreign Policy Studies, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies. He is also vice secretary-general of the Chinese Association for Latin American Studies, reviewer of several academic journals, including Contexto Internacional, Brazilian Journal of International Relations, and Meridiano 47. Previously, he served as Assistant Director of Institute for International Strategic Studies and Deputy Director of both the Center for America Studies and Institute for Foreign Policy Studies at SIIS.

Dr. Niu has authored a number of articles and books on China’s grand strategy, great power diplomacy, and China-Latin America relations, including  “Regionalism in Asia: a Constructivist Explanation,” “Three Variables of European Governance: Sovereignty, Democracy and Identity,” “Beyond Zero-Sum, Towards Win-Win: Comparative Analysis of Sino-U.S. National Interests after the Iraq War,” “Debates on China’s International Responsibilities,” "Review on Brazil's Great Power Status," "Emerging Global Partnership: Brazil and China," "'De-industrialization' Issue and Sino-Brazilian Relationship," "A Grande Estratégia Chinesa e os BRICS," "Review and Forward-looking on BRICS Cooperation," "Strategic Nature of Sino-Latin American Relationship in New Era," "How to Review Slowdown of BRICS," "Great Power Dream of Brazil," and "Party Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics." He is currently working on Brazil’s foreign policy and cooperation among major developing countries.

He has been a visiting scholar at Pacific University in Lima (November-December 2017), GIGA (June-August 2016), CSIS (April-June 2014), BRICS Policy Center in Rio de Janeiro (October-November 2012), New York Office of FES (October-November 2011), Stellenbosch University and South African Institute of International Affairs (July-September 2011), and George Washington University (August-October 2005). He participated in “Managing Global Governance” programme in Germany and worked as an intern at Heiligendamm Dialogue Process Support Unit/OECD in Paris in January-June 2008. From September 2010 to July 2011, he worked at the Foreign Affairs Office of the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government. He worked at China International Import Expo Bureau in 2018.