Dr Lina Gong is Research Fellow on the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief [HADR] Programme at the Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Her research interests are in non-traditional security studies in East Asia, humanitarian affairs, China’s foreign policy, and global governance. She has published several journal articles and book chapters on non-traditional security issues in Asia and on China’s foreign policy. She has also contributed to many RSIS publications and external commentaries.