Ni Lexiong is a professor at the Shanghai University of Political Science and Law. He has previously taught at the East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai Normal University, and Zhejiang University. His research interests are war and culture, comparative war culture between East and West, Chinese military history, military theory, international military diplomatic strategy, and international politics. He is the author of numerous books and articles on military affairs, and in 2000 was part of the International Visitors Program by the United States Information Agency, giving various talks in US universities, including Harvard, Princeton, and MIT.