Xu Shicheng is an authoritative expert in Latin America in China. He graduated from the Department of Spanish of Peking University, the University of Havana, Cuba, and the Department of National Autonomous History of Mexico. He is a researcher at the Latin American Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a doctoral supervisor in the Latin American Department of the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, vice president of the Latin American Society of China, vice president of the Latin American History Research Society of China, vice president of the Chinese Society of World nationalities, vice president of the Latin American Branch of the European and American Association of China, member of the expert advisory committee of the National Library, member of the Professor Committee of the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.