Academic work


McEwan Hall, The University of Edinburgh, Photography by W.

Power and law: Asymmetric balancing between China, the US, and Southeast Asian claimants in the South China Sea and the subregional order, 2010–2021 (English)

A doctorate thesis completed in October 2023; Awarded a PhD in Politics and International Relations, University of Edinburgh, UK; A tribute to my first principal supervisor, John Peterson (1959-2019).

Supervisors: Oliver Turner and James Harrison

Beyond strong or weak: How international law diversify the game rules to govern the 21st- century maritime order in the South China Sea? (English)

A paper for the 64th International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention, Montréal, Québec, Canada, March 16, 2023.

Stirring waves in the Asia-Pacific: Geopolitics and personality in Trump’s South China Sea policy (English)

A paper for the 60th International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada, March 27, 2019; Coauthored with Yifang Sun.

Legal Study on Air Defense Identification Zone in National Security—The Case of the East China Sea (Chinese)

An MPhil thesis completed in May 2015; Awarded an MPhil in International Relations, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Supervisor: Shen Dingli

Sino-Philippines South China Sea disputes and the associated international arbitration issue (Chinese)

A paper for student seminar “China’s Border and Maritime Issues”, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, April 14, 2015.

The Diaoyu Islands issue: A bilateral dispute or a game among multilateral parties? (Chinese)

A report for the 6th Student Workshop, Center for American Studies, Fudan University & Center for Chinese and American Studies, Nanjing University – Johns Hopkins University, Nanjing, China, December 15, 2012.

An Analysis of Japan in the South China Sea Disputes (Chinese)

A B.A. thesis completed in May 2012; Awarded a B.A. in International Politics, Sun Yat-sen University, Canton, China.

Supervisor: Chen Yanyun

An analysis of Five-Municipality Mayoral Election: Impacts on Taiwan’s politics and cross-strait relations (Chinese)

A paper and the achievement of “Taiwan Study” research project, Sun Yat-sen University, Canton, China, May 2011-April 2012.