Dr Lina Gong is a Research Fellow with the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Programme at the Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Her research interests include humanitarian studies, global governance, and non-traditional security studies in East Asia. She has published a number of journal articles, book chapters and edited books related to these areas. Her recent publications include, “Status-seeking through Disaster Relief Cooperation: China and India in Southeast Asia” (Contemporary Southeast Asia, co-authored), special journal issue “China-Southeast Asian Non-traditional Security Engagement” (China Review, co-edited), special journal issues “Humanitarian Diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific I and II” (Asian Journal of Comparative Politics, co-edited), and one edited book Humanitarianism in the Asia-Pacific: Engaging the debate in policy and practice (Springer, co-edited).