Teaching Fellow East Asian and International Political Economy, University of Bristol
Specialist in Chinese and Greater Chinese Political Economy and Economic Development, in particular China's Financial reform.
Currently Teaching Fellow in East Asian and International Political Economy
My research examines the process of Chinese Financial Liberalisation, in particular the role of Renminbi currency hubs and offshore RMB markets (namely Taiwan, Singapore and the City of London) as a means of currency internationalisation. This comparative project examines, from the perspective of State-non-state actor relations, three fundamental areas: the political drivers behind Chinese financial sector reform; issues of risk as take up in China's financial system deepens; growing porosity of China's policy sector.
I also work extensively on Sino-UK economic policy as part of my interest in Sino-EU relations and my comparative research on theories of integration and regionalism in East Asia and Europe.
The US branding China a 'currency manipulator' threatens global stability
Aug 16, 2019 06:48 am UTC| Insights & Views
The US has escalated its trade war with China by accusing the country of devaluing its currency to make its exports unfairly cheap. When Chinas currency, the renminbi (RMB) fell below the symbolic seven-per-dollar level on...
Italy joins China's Belt and Road Initiative – here's how it exposes cracks in Europe and the G7
Mar 25, 2019 13:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Italy is projected to be the first G7 nation to officially endorse Chinas Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). And thats raising the ire of both the European Union and the United States. Having re-entered a recession at the...
What to expect from Xi Jinping's first trip to Davos
Jan 17, 2017 14:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views
President-elect Donald Trump may be dominating headlines in the build up to his forthcoming inauguration. But another world leader is also taking main stage. President Xi Jinping joins the global elite in attending the...
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