Dr. An Ping, a leading expert in journalism and communication, holds a PhD in History from Northeast Normal University. He serves as the Dean of the School of Journalism and Communication at Bohai University.

Ai Silin is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Marxism at Tsinghua University.

Ai Silin is the President of the Tsinghua University Institute for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Changjiang Distinguished Professorship appointed by the Ministry of Education, and Chief Expert of Central Marxist Theory Research and Construction Program.