Huaping Sun's research interests include Global Value Chains and International Trade, Sustainable Development and Environmental Economics, and Regional Economy. He is currently a professor in the School of Finance and Economics, Jiangsu University. Previously, he worked as a visiting scholar from September to December 2017 at Nanyang Technological University, where he was involved in empirical research analysis of the energy policy and energy system. He also worked as a visiting scholar from March 2015 to March 2016 at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he was involved in the empirical research analysis of regional economics and sustainable development. He also worked as a postdoctor from June 2016 to June 2019 at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in the field of low-carbon economics. He holds a Ph.D. from Zhejiang University and a Master's and Bachelors degree from Qingdao University.