Visiting Lecturer at the University of Westminster, his research on the reception of international news channels in Hispanic Latin America focuses on the audiences’ response to the soft power endeavours of China, Russia and Iran. After obtaining a master’s degree at Zhejiang University in 2010, he worked as a journalist and translator for China Radio International and People’s Daily Online in Beijing. In recent years, he has contributed to BBC Chinese, Al-Jazeera and Iran International. Besides teaching Media and Globalisation at the University of Westminster, he also frequently lectures at different universities both in the UK and China.