Publications

  • "Policy Support for Robotics Firms Shows Defense Integration" (with Christopher Nye). Jamestown Foundation China Brief, April 16, 2026. Link

  • "The Hidden System Turning Chinese Tech Companies into Military Suppliers." War on the Rocks, April 7, 2026. Link

  • "PRC Supply Chain Ecosystem Behind Iran's Drone Campaign" (with Christopher Nye). Jamestown Foundation China Brief, April 3, 2026. Link

  • "The Private Firms Powering China's Military AI Push." The Diplomat, March 25, 2026. Link

  • "PRC Tech Firms Practice Proactive Alignment" (with Christopher Nye). Jamestown Foundation China Brief, March 20, 2026. Link

  • "Forum: Technology in China's 15th Five-Year Plan" (contributor). DigiChina, Stanford University, March 17, 2026. Link

Conference Presentations

  • "When Patrons Fall: Measuring Hidden Firm-Official Connections and the Dual Nature of Political Patronage" (with Jason Luo). Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, panel "State-Business Relations in China," Chicago, April 26, 2026.

Thesis

  • "Proactive Elite Alignment Theory (PEAT): Understanding Private Tech-Elite Realignment in Xi Jinping's New Era of Governance." M.A. thesis, East Asian Studies, Stanford University, 2025. Advisor: Andrew G. Walder. Stanford Digital Repository