Bradley A. Thayer is a professor of political science at the University of Texas San Antonio and the co-author of How China Sees the World: Han-Centrism and the Balance of Power in International Politics. Lianchao Han is the vice president of Citizen Power Initiatives for China. After the Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989, Dr Han was one of the founders of the Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars. He worked in the US Senate for 12 years, as legislative counsel and policy director for three senators.