Publications
Assistant Professor
ZX 320
Public Policy, Urban Studies, Global Studies
International Relations, Comparative Politics
1. “China’s Zero-COVID Policy and Psychological Distress: A Spatial Quasi-Experimental Design,” Journal of Social Policy (with Shan Jiang, Lily Xia, Tianye Jin, Anran Dai, Chudie Gu and Angran Li), September 2023, epub ahead of print.
2. “Market Creating States: Rethinking China’s High-Speed Rail Development,” Review of International Political Economy, vol. 30, no. 4, 2023, pp. 1220-1237.
3. “Navigating between China and Japan: Indonesia and Economic Hedging,” The Pacific Review, vol. 36, no. 4, 2023, pp. 755-783.
4. “Rethinking China’s Quest for Railway Standardization: Competition and Complementation,” Journal of Chinese Governance, vol. 7, no. 1, 2022, pp. 111-136.
5. “The Railroad Economic Belt: Grand Strategy, Economic Statecraft, and a New Type of International Relations,” The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, vol. 23, no. 2, 2021, pp. 262-276.
6. “Strategic Groups and Local Railway Development in China,” Asian Education and Development Studies, vol. 20, no. 6, 2020, pp. 363-374.
7. “Creating Space for China's Rise: Reshaping the Bretton Woods System,” Fudan International Relations Review, no. 13, 2013, pp. 182-201 (with Gregory Chin, in Chinese).
1. Concentrating Powers to Accomplish Big Things: China’s Post-WTO Railway Modernization, in Security, Development and Sustainability in Asia, Volume II: Geoeconomics, Innovation, and Development, edited by Zhiqun Zhu, Singapore: World Scientific Publishing, 2022, pp. 195-212.
2. Can China Link the Belt and Road Initiative via Rail? In New Perspectives on China’s Relations with the World: National, Transnational, and International, edited by Daniel Johanson, Jie Li, and Tsunghan Wu. Bristol, UK: E-International Relations Publishing, 2019, pp.87-103.
3. From Within: Improving Canadians’ attitudes towards China (with Lotus Ruan). In Moving Forward: 45 Years of Canada-China Relation, edited by Asif Farooq and Scott McKnight. Toronto: Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, 2016, pp.102-111.
1. Localized Bargaining: The Political Economy of China’s High-Speed Railway Program, By Xiao Ma, in Journal of Contemporary Asia, vol. 53, no. 4, 2023, pp. 746-748.
2. Why Nations Rise: Narratives and the Path to Great Power, By Manjari Chatterjee Miller, in Journal of Chinese Political Science, vol. 27, 2022, pp. 423-425.
3. Rivers of Iron: Railroads and Chinese Power in Southeast Asia, By David M. Lampton, Selina Ho and Cheng-Chwee Kuik, in The China Quarterly, vol. 248, no. 1, 2021, pp. 1241-1242.
