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I am a political economist and hold a PhD in International Relations from the Australian National University (ANU). My research focuses on economic ideas, economic crises, development finance, and geoeconomics, with a particular focus on China.

My doctoral research examines the political economy of China’s financial reform since the late 1980s. It traces how China’s party leaders, bureaucratic elites, and economists have navigated major economic crises — including the late-1980s inflation, the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, and the 2015 stock market crash — and how their debates over market mechanisms have shaped the institutional changes in China’s financial sector. Through this work, I show the evolving logic of China’s authoritarian capitalism and its implications for the international financial order. It is supervised by Prof. Wesley W. Widmaier, A/Prof. Amy King, Prof. Susan Sell, and Prof. Luke Glanville.

Beyond doctoral research, I publish and maintain active research agendas on China’s overseas infrastructure financing, US–China relations, and Australia–China relations.

Teaching is also a central part of my academic identity. I have taught 14 International Relations courses at ANU as a head tutor, tutor, and guest lecturer, consistently receiving positive student feedback (4–4.68/5). I have also worked as a lecturer in 4 executive education programs for the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Department of Defence.