Profile

Professor Emeritus, University of Auckland, New Zealand. Formerly Professor and Head of the Department of Political Studies, University of Auckland; Chair of East Asian Politics and Head of the China Centre in the School of Government at Durham University, UK; Senior Research Fellow in the Centre of International Studies at Cambridge University, UK; and Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Research Interests

• Chinese international relations
• China’s Belt and Road Initiative
• The geopolitics of semiconductors
  
  

Awards and Honours

• Life Member, Claire Hall, Cambridge (since 2004)
• Visiting Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong (since 2003)
  
  

Selected Publication

• Sole author of a series of four books on China’s Belt and Road Initiative, all published by Edward Elgar Publishing, UK: 

China’s health Silk Road (2024)

China’s digital Silk Road (2022)

China’s maritime Silk Road (2020)

Understanding China’s new diplomacy: Silk Roads and bullet trains (2018)

Teaching

• Chinese Development Model in Comparative Perspectives

Semester: Spring 2024 | 11220TSE 502000 | 2 credits 
Module: MAPE Specialization Core Course
Abstract
This course examines the development of the People’s Republic of China, focusing on its economic growth since 1978 when the country adopted its reform and opening up. The course compares China’s development with some countries in East Asia. Topics include China’s five-year plans, its drive to modernise, and its entry into the World Trade Organisation. The course also discusses China’s international development, including its aid policy and its participation in the activities of multilateral development institutions. In addition, we will analyse China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Apart from empirical analysis, we will explore the theoretical underpinnings of China’s development, comparing it to other countries and international organisations, with a focus on the relationship between state and market.

Other

Hobby: I like leisure reading, and practicing Taichi while serenaded by light classical music.