Philipp Renninger is an affiliated postdoctoral researcher at Lund University’s Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies (Sweden). Moreover, he works as an analyst for the consulting firm China Macro Group in Zurich (Switzerland). He holds a dual-degree PhD in law from the Universities of Freiburg (Germany) and Lucerne (Switzerland). Previously, Philipp studied German and Chinese law and Chinese language in Freiburg and Nanjing (China). His research specializes in comparative, constitutional, and administrative law and legal theory with a focus on Sino-Marxism and Xi Jinping Thought. Besides, Philipp researches legal philosophy, paying particular attention to ancient Chinese Legalism.