Journal Articles
“Economic Power of Political Leaders: : Evidence from Central Leaders’ Local Tours in China,” coauthored with Asei Ito and Hongyang Zhang, The Developing Economies, 2026, forthcoming. (working paper: https://www.rieti.go.jp/jp/publications/dp/23e050.pdf)
“Unpacking Wolf Warrior Diplomacy: Patterns, Drivers, and Implications,” coauthored with Asei Ito and Hongyang Zhang, Journal of Contemporary China, 2025, pp. 1-17. (https://doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2025.2557845)
“Measuring Political Leader’s Geopolitical Risk Perceptions,” coauthored with Asei Ito and Hongyang Zhang, International Economics, 183, 2025, pp. 1-25. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inteco.2025.100631)
“Remembering Li Keqiang: Policy Divergence in Zhongnanhai and Its Economic Consequences,” coauthored with Asei Ito and Hongyang Zhang, The China Quarterly, 262, 2025, pp. 1-19 (https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305741025000165)
“Uncovering Xi Jinping’s Policy Agenda: Text as Data Approach,” coauthored with Asei Ito and Hongyang Zhang, The Developing Economies, 63(1), 2024, pp. 1-38. (https://doi.org/10.1111/deve.12418)
“Catching the Political Leader’s Signal: Economic Policy Uncertainty and Firm Investment in China,” coauthored with Asei Ito and Hongyong Zhang, China Economic Review, 81, 2023, pp. 43-70. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chieco.2023.102035)
“Xi Jinping’s Important Speech Series as Data,” coauthored with Asei Ito and Hongyang Zhang, Asia-Pacific Review, 32(3), 2024, pp. 7-32. (https://doi.org/10.1080/13439006.2024.2398371)
“Strongman Politics and the Military: Xi Jinping and Party-Military Relations in China,” Asia-Pacific Review, 30(1), 2023, pp. 17-40. (https://doi.org/10.1080/13439006.2023.2193102)
“Explaining Military Reforms under Xi Jinping: Military Effectiveness, Power Consolidation, and Party-Military Relations in China,” Journal of Contemporary East Asia, 2022, pp. 1-27. (Refreed) (https://doi.org/10.1080/24761028.2022.2158564)
Working Paper
“Solving What Agency Problem? Reassessing Military Reforms and Party-Military Relations in China,” (Under Review) (working paper: https://ifi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/unit-news/13005/)
“Research Constraints and Scholarly Response: Survey Evidence from China Scholars in Japan,” coauthored with Asei Ito, Yu Haichun, and Yuki Mikiya (Under Review) (working paper: https://www.harvard-yenching.org/research/researching-china-from-japan/)
Work in Progress
“Beyond the Balance of Power: ROK’s Evolving Relations with China,” coauthored with Ayumi Togashi and Amane Yamasakai.
“How China’s Trade Bureaucracy Responds to Policy Signals from Trump and Biden,” coauthored with Kwon Nok Chan and Xiao Jiasheng.
“Executive Signaling and Assertive Diplomacy: Xi Jinping, Chinese Foreign Ministry, and the Rise of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy.”
“Eroded, Empowered, or Reset? A Reassessment of the Political Work System under Xi Jinping.”
Book Chapters
“Following the Leader: BRI in Xi Jinping’s Evolving Policy Agenda,” in Investigating the Belt and Road: The World According to China and China According to the World, Harvard University Press, forthcoming.
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