China Institute
Dr Olivia Cheung
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Key information
- Roles
- China Institute Research Fellow, SOAS China Institute
- Department
- China Institute
- Qualifications
- MPhil, DPhil (Oxon)
- Building
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Email address
- oc9@soas.ac.uk
Biography
Dr Olivia Cheung is Research Fellow of the China Institute at SOAS University of London.
Olivia’s research focuses on the politics and international relations of China. She is the author of Factional-Ideological Conflicts in Chinese Politics: To the Left or to the Right? (Amsterdam University Press, 2023; e-book gold open access). The book examines elite debates and policy changes on socialist transformation and political reform in China from the 1960s through the end of Xi Jinping’s second term in 2022.
She co-authored The Political Thought of Xi Jinping with Steve Tsang (Oxford University Press, 2024; Kindle and Audible). It offers a contextualized interpretation of Xi’s major doctrines and concepts on Chinese politics, economy, society, and foreign policy.
Olivia’s research has been featured in major international media outlets. Her current project is on China’s Global Strategy. Prior to SOAS, she taught at the University of Warwick. She obtained her DPhil from the University of Oxford.
Key publications
SCI blog posts
Research interests
- contemporary Chinese history, domestic politics, and foreign policy
- current research project: The Political Thought of Xi Jinping
