Wu Riqiang is an associate professor at the School of International Studies, Renmin University of China. His work focuses on technical arms control issues including missile defense, nuclear strategy and China-U.S. strategic stability. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Tsinghua University, China, in 2012. Prior to that, he worked for six years at the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation as a missile engineer. He previously held visiting fellowships at Harvard University, Dartmouth College, Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his M.Sc. and B.E. both from Harbin Institute of Technology, China.