Audrye Wong
@audryewong
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Assistant professor @uscpoir , Jeane Kirkpatrick Fellow @AEIfdp . PhD @PrincetonSPIA . Econ statecraft, info statecraft, foreign influence ops, diasporas, China.
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Has China mastered the art of economic statecraft? I argue not - or at least, that it's more complicated - in a piece for
@ForeignAffairs
. Paywall-free link here
Audrye Wong offers a damning assessment of China’s “economic statecraft,” including headline-grabbing efforts such as the Belt and Road Initiative, which backfire as often as they succeed.
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Come work with me and please spread the word! Looking for a research assistant for exciting projects on China's foreign influence activities, info ops and propaganda, and economic statecraft. This is a full-time position based in DC
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Dissertation defended! Thanks to Tom Christensen, John Ikenberry,
@rorytruex
for all their support and advice over the years, and Jim Vreeland for being such a positive 4th! Should I go by Dr Dr(y)e?
#phinished
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Honored to receive this award. Thanks to
@KissingerCenter
, and to
@ForeignAffairs
for the opportunity to write!
Winner of the Best Policy Article on U.S. Foreign Policy and Grand Strategy is Audrye Wong (
@audryewong
) for “How Not to Win Allies and Influence Geopolitics: China’s Self-Defeating Economic Statecraft” appearing in
@ForeignAffairs
.
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I'm very honored to receive this award, and grateful to all those who have provided generous feedback on this paper. Thank you
@ISSS_ISA
and the selection committee!
Congratulations to Audrye Wong , winner of the 2020 Patricia Weitsman Award for Outstanding ISSS Graduate Paper, for her paper “Reaping What you Sow: Public Accountability and the Effectiveness of China’s Economic Statecraft"
@audryewong
@isanet
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Excited to work on this project with great colleagues! We examine whether and how the BRI has gained China geopolitical influence
.
@DoDMinerva
will again fund ESOC for its new project "Measuring China’s Political Influence along the Belt and Road"... Key investigators include
@JacobNShapiro
@EthanKapstein
@JoeFelter
and
@audryewong
Full announcement here:
@PrincetonSPIA
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@FairbankCenter
Hi! I'm a postdoc at MIT/Harvard and
@FairbankCenter
. My research focuses on China's foreign policy, and the use of economic and informational tools to gain political influence. My current book project examines how China uses economic statecraft and when it succeeds (or fails).
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A
@CSIS
piece I wrote about China's trade inducements: while Beijing's heavy-handed approach has created pushback, trade-expanding activities have also reshaped elite interests in recipient countries . Thanks to
@HillmanJE
@ReconAsia
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Thank you
@BtGProjectDC
and
@ISSS_ISA
! In this paper, I examine how public accountability in recipient countries constrains China's ability to use economic statecraft in pursuit of its geopolitical goals
Congratulations to BtG alum
@audryewong
, this year's recipient of the
@isanet
ISSS Patricia Weitsman Award!
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I got to speak on the BRI while looking out onto a fjord!
Postdoctoral fellow
@audryewong
,
@BelferCenter
@Harvard
, speaking on The Belt and Road Initiative and Economic Statecraft "We are starting to see a resistance from developing countries against China's BRI"
#Leangkollen
#Security
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Had a great discussion
@BrookingsFP
with everyone on China's BRI, grand strategy, and implications for U.S. foreign policy!
On Monday
@BrookingsInst
,
@DeptofDefense
's Randall Schriver,
@brucebrookings
,
@ryanl_hass
,
@RushDoshi
,
@ChhabraT
, Jamie Horsley, Cheng Li, and Audrye Wong discussed what
#GlobalChina
means for U.S.-China strategic competition. If you missed it, watch here
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More amazing women:
@resplinodell
@VivianChang36
@yangyang_zhou
@BridgetCoggins
@triskodarden
@baggottcarter
@JuliaVoo
@han_cecilia
@CourtneyFung
@MariaRepnikova
@_danigilbert
@naimagreenriley
@KakiElgin
@RachaelMcLellan
@cassie_emmons
@amysarahking
and I ran out of space
Amplify the voices of ten women and keep it going:
@SammSacks
@SheenaGreitens
@SusanShirk1
@MaryGao
@MargaretKLewis
@kaciemiura
@audryewong
@C_J_Schneider
@greenprofgreen
@EllieNeffPowell
@MigrationNerd
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Not all training data are created equal -- how generative AI could end up being "force multipliers" for CCP propaganda
@Yaqiu
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@BtGProjectDC
Hi everyone! NEW '17. PhD Princeton
@WilsonSchool
. Incoming Grand Strategy postdoc
@BelferCenter
,
@BrookingsFP
, An Wang fellow
@FairbankCenter
@CWPColumbia
. My research focuses on China's economic statecraft and foreign influence efforts.
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@jessicacweiss
on digital authoritarianism in
@WarOnTheRocks
: "While China is subsidizing and selling this technology, that is not the same as a dedicated effort to remake other countries in China’s authoritarian image."
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Important debate and lots of food for thought. It's been great to be part of initiatives such as
@BtGProjectDC
and IPSCON, supported by
@CarnegieCorp
. Looking forward to doing more to promote policy relevance in political science!
It's here! The
#IR
debate of the century, says
@trip_irsurvey
. Audio
#podcast
& transcript of
#BridgingTheGap
debate bet
@mcdesch
&
@henryfarrell
on the proposition, is political science lapsing into irrelevance?
@aastanley
@CarnegieCorp
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Helpful advice by
@pstanpolitics
on the process of publishing your first academic book. Thanks Paul for sharing!
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Left: MIT computer scientist Katie Bouman w/stacks of hard drives of black hole image data.
Right: MIT computer scientist Margaret Hamilton w/the code she wrote that helped put a man on the moon.
(image credit
@floragraham
)
#EHTblackhole
#BlackHoleDay
#BlackHole
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Deep dive into the diverging interests of domestic actors in BRI by
@DrLeeJones
and
@Jinghan_Zeng
- a reminder that domestic politics matter for China's foreign policy, even under Xi
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Responding to China’s gray zone coercion by removing the gray zone
@FT
@stavridisj
@CNORichardson
“It is a warning shot across the bow of China, in effect saying we will not tolerate ‘
#GrayZone
’ or ‘hybrid’ operations at sea,” said Mr Stavridis. “A combatant is a combatant is the message & the CNO (Chief of Naval Operations) is in the right place to warn China early & often.”
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Economic statecraft is complicated - even small states aren't passive recipients
Yasheng Huang on the BRI: China may fall victim to the "obsolescing bargain model," in which a foreign investor loses bargaining power as it invests more in a host country...esp. in infrastructure projects that have no economic value if left incomplete
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New
@CNASdc
report: economic coercion ⬆️ly prominent in US-China relationship. But China is different from most other US targets. China's methods also expanding and evolving - targeting firms and using regulatory tools. Results for both sides have been mixed
This report from
@CNAS
on coercive economic measures in the U.S.-China relationship is a goldmine. Kudos
@RosenbergEliz
@petereharrell
&
@afeng79
!
cc:
@henryfarrell
@ANewman_forward
@VivianChang36
@audryewong
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Join us! I'll be presenting a paper on China's information operations targeting the diaspora on WeChat with my brilliant coauthor
@patrickjchester
(who is also on the market!)
An
#APSA2021
panel I'm chairing today on "(Mis)Information in Great Power Competition and Democratic Governance" with papers from
@sekreps
@JoshAGoldstein
@audryewong
&
@ytalexlin
has moved online! DM me for the Zoom link.
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Incisive piece on how Beijing mobilized diaspora groups to support Xi and assault anti-CCP protesters. Happy to have contributed research to document these activities. The moves are not new but the audacity and scale of violence on US soil is deeply alarming
NEW investigation: A look at how pro-Beijing diaspora groups and Chinese diplomats coordinated to repress anti-CCP protesters -- including through violence -- when Xi Jinping visited San Francisco for last Nov's APEC summit
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“They’ve come in throwing around their weight in these places and not taking stock of local politics, and it’s blown up in their face," says
@andrewpolk81
of
@triviumchina
-- Malaysia renegotiates with China over corrupted investment deals
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Elites have to respond to public pressure and are vulnerable to political turnover. Election cycles facilitate politicization of BRI projects. As
@JamesSchwemlein
argues in his piece, this makes for fickle partners and fragile influence.
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Increasingly common: CCP buying ads and inserts in foreign media outlets to promote official propaganda
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"Chinese officials and developers need to do much more to engage local communities rather than focusing solely on relations with governments." My research similarly argues that a 'stakeholder cultivation' approach will be more successful than offering carrots.
Very useful piece.
China has a credibility problem. Fixing the Belt and Road would be one way to start changing that, says Asia Society's
@dannyrrussel
via
@bopinion
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US govt still lacks a playbook on when/how to apply econ tools for national security purposes (and their effectiveness) - fascinating panel on economic statecraft at the
#FutureStrategyForum
@Smartwomen
@KissingerCenter
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"The Communist Party knows there is no greater threat than a movement that links students with the lower class."
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"Ultimately, the demand for these technologies and how they are used depend more on local political conditions than Chinese grand strategy. "
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@atjlennon
@atjlennon
Great question! - I focus on inducements because they have become more prominent as a tool of statecraft / have not been studied as much. I also look at sanctions in other work. Hope to have a chance to chat more soon!
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Also brings to mind
@EvanFeigenbaum
on China as a reluctant stakeholder
Evan Medeiros on whether China is a revisionist state: China in 2019 has one foot in & one foot outside of the system (maritime, human rights, WTO commitments). There are other issues where China sees that it is absolutely aligned w/ dominant global institutions.
#StateOfUSChina
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We need to vote out the white supremacist who is not only a racist but also a petty and pathological liar, narcissist, demagogue, megalomaniac, and dictator. I'm writing letters to voters via
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@tombschrader
@S_Rabinovitch
My dissertation looks at a range of cases to tackle that question :) - explaining success and failure of China's economic statecraft strategies across countries with high vs low accountability
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Beijing's increasing use of patriotic mobilization of consumers suggests an added tool of economic coercion, with intent to signal to foreign audiences. While not always effective, it could deter countries from provoking China in the longer term.
But China's use of economic coercion shows a mixed record of success, and is sometimes counterproductive to Beijing's goals. There's the argument that China's goal is not to force a concession but instead show its domestic audience that it's not the one to take things lying down.
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Helpful analysis on the local drivers of pushback against BRI. Many countries seek to renegotiate contracts and ensure higher-quality standards rather than wholly rejecting Chinese FDI.
I’ve written a new piece for Asian Affairs
@RSAsianAffairs
challenging the exaggerated narrative of a ‘pushback’ against China’s Belt & Road Initiative, China’s economic rise, or the proliferation of a “China model. 1/
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"For the United States, the challenge is that China’s approach—investing in infrastructure—is, not surprisingly, quite attractive to many low-income countries and we do not have the tools to offer something better."
Finally sanity in assessing the bogus “debt-trap diplomacy” n “strategic threat” arguments of the Trumpists regarding the BRI.
“Out of more than 3,000 projects..., Hambantota is the only one that has ever been used as evidence for “debt-trap diplomacy.”
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"A fuller appraisal of Washington’s rationale for engagement has direct implications for how Washington should deal with Beijing today" -
@neilthomas123
examines the multi-faceted rationales for engagement under Clinton
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US decoupling dilemma:
@limdarrenj
&
@VictorAFerguson
on how tactical prioritization of nat'l security concerns in econ policy has long-term strategic consequence of undermining appeal of free markets in China. Similar to
@meiralkon
re pol limits to econ liberalization in China
THREAD: My latest w/
@victoraferguson
is up on
@LowyInstitute
Interpreter. We argue that Trump’s recent actions towards Huawei reveal a tension b/w protecting national security and efforts to liberalise China's economy. Allow me to tweet an excerpt: 1/
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"when the US govt paints every scientist of Chinese ethnicity as a de facto agent..gives credence to the PRC govt's own authoritarian fantasy, & aids the latter in its talent recruitment & political influence beyond its borders"
@yangyang_cheng
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Cool stuff. Experimental wargaming - social science + policy-relevant research
Our experimental wargame, SIGNAL, featured this morning in the
@BulletinAtomic
: "Wargames as
#Experiments
:
@pong_ucb
's SIGNAL Framework."
To play:
With thanks to our colleagues
@UCBerkeley
@SandiaLabs
@Livermore_Lab
#wargaming
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@JuliaVoo
@Atlantkomite
@BelferCenter
@KateBundt
@JuliaVoo
likewise!! Really enjoyed your discussion of China and cyber 👊🏼🙌🏼
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Great piece by
@jessicacweiss
: "...Beijing has projected a parochial, ethnocentric brand of authoritarian nationalism. That vision may be intended to help preserve the CCP’s domestic rule, but it is more likely to repel int'l audiences than attract them."
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@S_Rabinovitch
@tombschrader
Influence payoffs would also depend on the domestic political institutions in recipient countries - showpieces might be sufficient to buy over elites in some countries, whereas long-term commitments are key in places with greater political accountability
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Interesting and valuable effort by US to help countries achieve better terms and improve accountability in economic deals with China
Report says US officials and experts helped Myanmar renegotiate a contact with PRC last year. Sounds like something Australia, perhaps building a team from across the Federal and state govts, and even industry, could do well also?
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My research similarly argues that public accountability mechanisms are key in limiting China's influence, particularly when Beijing uses 'subversive carrots' that involve corruption and circumvent regulatory processes in recipient countries.
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International criticism pushing Beijing to improve oversight and reduce corruption in BRI projects
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Who are these pro-CCP diaspora? Some are recent migrants, others long-time US residents. As I told the Post, motives can be complex - business opportunities, political connections, social pressure.
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Great thread on the challenges and risks faced by China's Belt and Road Initiative
This week I look at China's Belt & Road lending. One common criticism is that China is trapping weaker countries in debt so as to gain leverage over them. That misses the point: the real danger is ineptitude and arrogance, not a grand evil plan. (1/)
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See this recent case of this former NY state official who was charged for acting as a PRC agent. She was also a deputy chief diversity officer and advised Gov Hochul on relations with the Asian-American community.
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Overfishing - another aspect of Chinese presence in the South China Sea
Chinese harvesting giant clams in Scarborough Shoal | lots of footage of the current situation of Scarborough Shoal in this first-hand report from an
@ABSCBNNews
crew
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A couple years ago, a Chinese student group at GWU used the language of social justice and anti-Asian racism in attempts to pressure the university to remove posters by a dissident artist
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Seems like carpetbagging is still going strong!
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Thread by
@alexjoske
on organizational changes in China's United Front Work Dept, with greater attention to overseas political activities
THREAD on the reorganisation of the United Front Work Department, which is behind much of the CCP's overseas interference. This is one of the largest restructurings of a core CCP agency since the 1950s, documented in
@ChinaBriefJT
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@TinePaulsen
@uscpoir
@amycatalinac
@stasavage
@j_a_tucker
Congrats and welcome again
@TinePaulsen
!! 🎉
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@EvansRyan202
@ISSS_ISA
@WarOnTheRocks
@TXNatSecReview
Hey Ryan - sounds great. Would love to chat and see how I could contribute! Also cc
@DoyleKHodges
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@TJMa_beijing
on Beijing's efforts at recalibrating BRI with the second Belt and Road Forum
Mother's Day delivery: my summary of the 2nd
#beltandroad
forum and some of the software upgrades it released
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@ytalexlin
@RobertJRalston
@GDavidArceneaux
I'm graciously subletting to
@RobertJRalston
. And you guys look like you're having a really interesting convo
#fomo
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