Lu Weilin is a Research Analyst at Asia Competitiveness Institute, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. He holds a Master's degree in Applied Economics from Nanyang Technological University and a Bachelor's degree in Economic Statistics from Chang'an University. Besides, he was once an exchange student at National Tsing Hua University. He is currently conducting research on measuring the impact of protectionism on FDI to ASEAN. His research interests lie in applied microeconomics, development economics, and political economy.