Research

Area of Specialty:

International Relations, Comparative Politics, Methods

Dissertation Title:

Contesting the Liberal Order? Chinese Economic Statecraft, Alternative Institutions, and the Diffusion of Governance Norms

Dissertation Chapters:

1. Foreign Aid and Leadership Support in Informal International Institutions: Evidence from China–Africa Cooperation, 2000–2024
2. Asymmetric Interdependence and Security Reassurance under Great Power Rivalry: China Dependence and U.S.-Involved Joint Military Exercises in the Indo-Pacific, 1992–2016
3. Output Legitimacy Beyond Borders: Does Chinese Development Finance Diffuse Its Model in Africa?

Research Interests:

• Great Power Competition and Global Order
• U.S.-China Relations
• International Trade and Security

Editor-Reviewed Paper:

Wu, Qiang. 2020. “China’s Use of Trade Retaliation in Territorial Disputes: Interdependence with a Difficult but Rational Power.” SAIS China Studies Review, Volume 6.

Essay:

Wu, Qiang. 2020. “Time to Retrieve the First Heart of Multilateralism.” The Bretton Woods Committee.