Dr Vincent K. L. Chang (PhD, LLM) is assistant professor of the history and international relations of modern China at Leiden University and senior fellow of the LeidenAsiaCentre. He researches China’s regional and global interactions and the associated contestations over norms and narratives. His work on war, diplomacy, nationalism and historical memory has appeared in leading academic journals including International Affairs, Nations and Nationalism, Asia Europe Journal, Journal of Contemporary China, and China Quarterly and on professional outlets including The Diplomat and Verfassungsblog. He is the PI of the project ‘Global China’s New Heroes: Martyrs and Memory Laws in Xi Jinping’s China.’