Tao Wang

About

Tao Wang is a Hallsworth Research Fellow in Chinese Political Economy at the University of Manchester. His research lies at the intersection of informal institutions, political representation and public opinion, with a regional focus on East Asia. His current work centres on (1) how the informal rule of guanxi affects constituency service in Taiwan; and (2) Chinese public opinion, specifically on Taiwan and cross-strait relations, along with an ongoing project about Chinese public opinion towards the war in Ukraine. His research has been published in Foreign Affairs, Journal of Contemporary China, World Affairs and etc.

Work

The University of Manchester

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Education

The University of Manchester

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Publications

Opposite effects of RWA and SDO on war support: Chinese public opinion toward Russia's war in Ukraine

British Journal of Social Psychology

journal-article

Opposite effects of RWA and SDO on war support: Chinese public opinion toward Russia's war in Ukraine

British Journal of Social Psychology

journal-article

China’s Public Wants to Make a Living, Not War

Foreign Policy (Washington)

journal-article

Chinese views of the world at the time of the Russia-Ukraine war:

report

Public Opinion and Foreign Policy

Handbook of Politics and Public Opinion

book-chapter

Taiwan's perilous futures: Chinese Nationalism, the 2020 Presidential Elections, and U.S.‐China Tensions Spell Trouble for Cross‐strait Relations

World Affairs

journal-article

Diaspora Policies, Consular Services and Social Protection for Chinese Citizens Abroad

Migration and Social Protection in Europe and Beyond

book-chapter

Taiwan’s perilous futures

World Affairs (Washington): a journal of ideas and debate

journal-article

Will China Seize Taiwan?

Foreign Affairs

journal-article

Will China Seize Taiwan?

Foreign Affairs

journal-article

Taiwan’s Midterm Elections

Northern England Policy Centre for the Asia Pacific Policy Brief Series

book-chapter

Popular Nationalism and China’s Japan Policy: The Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands Controversy, 2012-2013

Journal of Contemporary China

journal-article

Social media, nationalist protests, and China's japan policy

The Internet, Social Media, and a Changing China

book-chapter