About Edward Sing Yue Chan
- Ph.D. (Usyd)
- Postdoctoral Fellow in China Studies, Australian National University
- Associate Editor, The China Journal
- Adjunct Fellow, Australia-China Relations Institute
I am a researcher, scholar, and intellectual. Born in Hong Kong, raised in Melbourne and educated in Sydney, Australia, I speak fluent English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
My work is broadly focused on how China behaves as a maritime power. Academically, my discipline falls within international relations, China studies, and maritime security. I have been studying China’s foreign policy and maritime security for a decade. My current research looks at China’s evolving role in oceans governance. I am also passionate about Hong Kong politics, teaching and learning in higher education and political theology.
Curriculum vitae
- Ph.D. University of Sydney
- M.I.R. University of Melbourne
- B.A. (Politics and International Studies, Sociology) University of Melbourne
Area of expertise
- Government and Politics of Asia and the Pacific
- China Studies
- International Relations
- Political Science
- Comparative Government And Politics
- Defence Studies
Research interests
- International security
- Indo-Pacific security
- Chinese politics
- China's foreign policy
- Chinese maritime history
- Maritime security
- Oceans governance
- Sea power
- Grey-zone operations
- Teaching and learning in higher education
- Hong Kong politics
Full bio
Edward is a Postdoctoral Fellow of China Studies at Australian National University and the Associate Editor of The China Journal. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney. He is an adjunct fellow at Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology, Sydney.
Edward studies international relations, Indo-Pacific, China’s foreign policy, and maritime security. He is an author of China’s Maritime Security Strategy: The Evolution of a Growing Sea Power (Routledge, 2021). He has also published in various journals including Asian Security, Marine Policy and Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs. His current research focuses on the role of China’s evolving role in oceans governance.
Apart from his expertise in international security, Edward is also interested in teaching and learning in higher education, Hong Kong politics, and political theology. He can speak fluent English, Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese.
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Related links:
Personal profile at Australian Centre on China in the World
The China Journal Twitter: @TheChinaJournal
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