I am an associate professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Hong Kong. At HKU I research and teach international relations, international development, and Chinese foreign policy. Currently I direct the Master of International and Public Affairs (MIPA) program.

My research examines historical and contemporary Chinese foreign economic policies. Recently I published Chinese Global Infrastructure and, with co-authors, Banking on Beijing. Some of my ongoing work analyzes the domestic and international politics of major infrastructure projects around the world.

At HKU I received the Early Career Teaching Award in 2022, Research Output Prize in 2023, and Outstanding Young Researcher Award in 2024. With colleagues I was awarded the Best New Dataset Award from the International Political Economy Society for developing AidData's Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset.

In addition, I have been affiliated with the Columbia-Harvard China and the World Program, the National Committee on US-China Relations Public Intellectuals Program, and the Wilson China Fellowship. Before that I earned a Ph.D. in Government from Harvard University, M.A. from Zhejiang University, and B.A. from William & Mary.