Date: Tuesday, October 31, 4 PM

Venue: IB Lecture Hall

Guest Speaker: Austin Strange, Assistant Professor of International Relations, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Hong Kong

Abstract:

This talk draws on a forthcoming book that will be published shortly by Cambridge University Press. The book provides historical context for the Belt and Road Initiative and looks at new some data on Chinese global infrastructure projects since 1949, particularly in the context of China’s international influence.

Speaker’s Bio:

Austin Strange is an assistant professor of international relations in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Hong Kong, where he researches and teaches international relations, international development, and Chinese foreign policy. His current work examines the domestic and international politics of historical and contemporary infrastructure projects in China and abroad.

This event is co-organized by the CSCC China and the Global South Cluster .