My name is Xiu XU, Ph.D. student of Chinese Modern History at Tsinghua University, China.

I earned my Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts in International Politics and English at Shandong University; and earned my Master of Laws in Chinese Modern History at Tsinghua University.

I am interested in History of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and History of Chinese Political Thought.

Education

Ph.D Candidate Advisor: Associate Professor Zhang Muyun
Tsinghua University (Chinese Modern History)
9/2023
unknown

Master of Laws
Tsinghua University (Chinese Modern History)
9/2021
3.99/4.00

Exchange Student
University of California, Los Angeles (Political Science)
9/2019
4.00/4.00

Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts
Shandong University (International Politics and English)
6/2016
91.12/100

RESEARCH AREA

1.Relationship between China and the World in Post-Mao China
2.Thoughts of Mao Zedong
3.History of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

1. Collection, Organization and Research of Historical Documents of the World Peace Movement, Tsinghua University Independent Research Program, primary member. (under study)
   Major Contribution: Visiting the Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, the National Archives of China, the Beijing Municipal Archives, and the Shanghai Municipal Archives and collecting relevant historical materials. On the basis of reviewing and organizing these documents, I summarize and add to the history of World Peace Movement.
2. Organization and Study of Historical Documents on CPC Foreign Interaction in U.S. Collections (1919-1949), the National Social Science Fund of China, primary member. (completed)
   Publication: Research on Marxist Theory in Universities (#1 in publication list below)
3. Study on the Historical Experience and Contemporary Revelation of the CPC’s Foreign Propaganda Work during Yan’an Period, the Social Science Fund of Beijing, primary member. (under study)
   Publication: Conference proceedings of Doctoral Student Academic Forum of Tsinghua (#2 in publication list below)

PUBLICATIONS

1. Relevant Publication: Zhang Muyun, Xu Xiu. Reports of British and American Newspapers on Anti-Japanese Guerrilla War Behind Enemy Lines Before and After the Outbreak of Total Resistance against Japan [J], Research on Marxist Theory in Universities, 2021,7(04):57-66.
2. Conference Proceedings: Xu Xiu. The Transformation of Mao Zedong’s International Image–A Study Using Mainstream Western Newspapers as Material from 1936 to 1941[C], Doctoral Student Academic Forum of Tsinghua University, 2022.