My research investigates how and when a rising power seeks to use economic statecraft for geopolitical goals. My dissertation examines China’s economic coercion against foreign governments and multinational companies with a focus on its evolvement and effectiveness, along with the implication to great power rivalry.
Legality, Legitimacy, and Institutionalization:
Chinese Rethinking about Sanctions and Economic Coercion, Journal of Contemporary China, Volume 34, Issue 152 (2025). DOI: 10.1080/10670564.2024.2354788
When an ant becomes a pest:
The autocrat’s dilemma in an age of weaponized interdependence (With Abraham Newman), Review of International Political Economy, (April 2026). DOI: 10.1080/09692290.2026.2651195