Xu Qiyuan is a Chinese citizen and a visiting fellow at Bruegel from 2 April to 30 September 2013.

His research interests include the internationalization of the Renminbi and the Renminbi's exchange rate, but he has also focused on issues related to Chinese macroeconomics and policies. At Bruegel he will work on global economic governance, especially on interactions and cooperations between China and Europe.

He holds a doctor’s degree from Northeast Normal University in China in 2008. He has also finished the post-doctor’s research in Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) by 2010.

Xu worked as a researcher in RCIF(Research Center for International Finance) since 2008, and a senior research fellow at the department of global macroeconomics in IWEP since 2010. In 2012, he also took up the role of advisor to the international department in Ministry of Finance of China. Xu also sits in the work team of CEEM(China’s External Economic Environment) in IWEP. This work team issues a quarterly report on global macroeconomics, and Xu is responsible for the research on China and Renminbi issues.