Ata Demirus is a graduate from the Political Science and International Relations program at Izmir University of Economics (IUE).He earned his Master’s degree from the IUE from the Department of Political Science and International Relations. He is currently pursuing his PhD at IUE in the same department. His research areas are the People’s Republic of China and Asia-Pacific Foreign and Security Policies. His previous works include Shifts in China’s Foreign Policy during Xi’s Second Term: An Analysis from the Perspective of Hard-Soft-Sharp Powers; Order and Stability in International System and Facing the Past: Remembering or Forgetting?