Minmin XIE, PhD, is a associate professor at the Foreign Studies College, Hunan Normal University, and an assistant research fellow at the Hunan Provincial Research Base for Cross-Cultural Communication. His research focuses on American literature and translation practice. He has led and participated in several national and provincial research projects and has published articles in leading journals such as Foreign Literature Studies. His translation, A New Model of Greek Economic Development, was included in China’s 13th Five-Year Plan National Key Publication Program. He is the recipient of the First Prize of the Fourth Hunan Provincial Award for Outstanding Educational Research.