Dr. Ying Xiong is an associate professor and master’s supervisor in the School of Humanities at BUPT. Her research interests include Japanese linguistics and Chinese-Japanese comparative linguistics. Dr. Xiong is the principle investigator for several projects, including the Research Foundation for Overseas Returnees funded by the Ministry of Education and a special grant for young researchers funded by BUPT. She is also the author of two books and more than 20 articles.