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Xue Gong
Nonresident Scholar, Carnegie China

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Xue Gong is a nonresident scholar at Carnegie China, Carnegie’s East Asia-based research center on contemporary China. She is also Assistant Professor and Deputy Coordinator of Master of Science in International Political Economy programme at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Her current research interests include International Political Economy, China’s economic diplomacy, regionalism and governance, and geoeconomics in the Indo-Pacific.

Dr. Gong has contributed to leading peer-reviewed journals such as the World Development, International Affairs, the China Review, the Pacific Review, Contemporary Southeast Asia, Harvard Asia Quarterly. She has two co-edited books on the Belt and Road Initiatives and several book chapters on China’s economic statecraft, China’s corporate social responsibility and Belt and Road Initiative in Southeast Asia. Dr. Gong has also produced various op-eds, policy and working papers for international think tanks and media outlets.


education
PhD, Nanyang Technological University, MS, Nanyang Technological University, BS, Nanjing Normal University
languages
English, Mandarin Chinese

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The Mekong Region Is a Test of China’s Global Development and Security Model

China’s role in the Mekong region demonstrates that development cooperation often requires closer security cooperation.

· December 1, 2023
commentary
Carnegie China Scholars on the Biden-Xi Meeting

Carnegie China scholars share their assessment of the Biden-Xi meeting and its implications for U.S.-China relations going forward.

· November 21, 2023
commentary
The Belt and Road Initiative Is Still China’s “Gala” but Without as Much Luster

China hopes to use two big political events to try to boost public confidence in its sprawling plan.

· March 3, 2023
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How Southeast Asians are Making China Adapt to Local Needs
June 13, 2022

Panelists will discuss how local players in three Southeast Asian countries—the Philippines, Malaysia, and Myanmar—pushed Chinese actors to adapt to local conditions.

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China Goes Local: How Chinese Players Engage Outside National Capitals
March 10, 2022

Outside national capitals, Chinese players are engaging local actors, from mayors, to community groups, to faith-based organizations in dynamic ways. This, in turn, is both entrenching China’s influence and compelling Chinese actors to adapt to and meet local demands.

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Chinese Engagement Before and After the Myanmar Coup in 2021

China has long been one of Myanmar's most significant economic partners, investing in infrastructure projects such as copper mining and energy. But how did the Myanmar coup in 2021 impact their bilateral relations? Xue Gong details the economic relationship between the two countries and how China's engagement with Myanmar has adapted to the country's new political reality.

· February 23, 2022
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Chinese Mining Companies and Local Mobilization in Myanmar

Chinese economic players in Myanmar initially relied on ties to the government and ruling elites. Faced with controversy, they turned to actors that local communities trust and listen to as de facto partners and informal advisers.

· January 25, 2022