Before joining Institute of South Asian Studies, Sichuan University, Prof.Dai has a good record of research and publication on international and regional cooperation, including legal affairs and management of overseas companies. He worked as trade representative for International Cooperation company, journalist & editor of international affairs for presses, manager of R&D and training in securities companies, vice president of investment company, legal advisor of law firms, business development analyst and project coordinator in energy MNC in Canada. He also visited and studied in University of British Columbia and University of Calgary in 2005 and 2008 respectively. Dr. Dai stayed at ISDP (Institute for Security & Development Policy, Stockholm, Sweden) as senior visiting fellow in 2014, focusing on Geopolitics Strategy, Energy Strategy and Major Powers Game in Myanmar. And he also taught a course of Belt and Road Initiative and China’s Neighborhood Diplomacy in 2016 at University of Yangon, Myanmar.
Prof. Dai worked on international contracting & international trade in South Asia over 1986 to 1997 in charge of bidding and management of loan programs granted by World Bank and Asian Development Bank. Later, Prof. Dai has broadened his research to encompass international relations, world politics, regional security and crisis management, especially China-South Asia/Southeast Asia relations, Geopolitics in South Asia/Southeast Asia, and China-India-Myanmar Trilateral Relations.
Currently, Dr. Dai is a distinguished professor at Institute of China’s Overseas Interests，Shenzhen University, Director of Institute of Bay of Bengal Studies and Institute of Global Governance and Area Studies, Shenzhen University, focusing on research on International Relations , Global Governance and Energy Cooperation. He is the author of several books and dozens of research papers and also the leader and coordinator of several national, provincial and municipal projects.