Senior Captain Lyu Xianchen is a research fellow of the Naval Research Institute (NVRI), Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). He was born in June 1978, and graduated from Naval University of Engineering (NUE) and Naval Command College (NCC), earning a bachelor’s degree in engineering and a Master's degree in Military Sciences. He has been privileged to serve onboard frigates, destroyers, and ashore at the North Sea Fleet HQ in Qingdao, China. His research interests include naval strategy, maritime security policy, and the development of a maritime community with a shared future. He has participated in vessel protection operations in the Gulf of Aden and waters off the coast of Somali with the PLAN ETGs. He has taken part in multiple joint exercises and port visits, and attended international conferences in the UK, ROK, Singapore, Indonesia, etc.