Research

PUBLICATIONS

Jackie S.H. Wong, (2026) “Forecasting the Use of Force: A Word Embedding Analysis of China’s Rhetoric and Military Escalations” Political Science Research and Methods

• Part of the research is featured at UC IGCC Political Violence at a Glance Magazine
• Awarded the 2022 Jimmy Carter Award for Best Paper on U.S.-China Relations

David C. Kang, Jackie S.H. Wong, Zenobia T. Chan, (2025) “What Does China Want” International Security

• Featured in CNN, Sinica, and Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft’s Webinar.

David C. Kang, Jackie S.H. Wong, Zenobia T. Chan, (2025) “What China Does Not Want” Foreign Affairs

• Featured in United Daily News.

WORKING PAPERS

“Moving Out of Crisis: Third-Country Diplomacy and China’s Crisis Management” Coauthored with Zenobia T. Chan, Noel Foster, and Shinghon Lam

“Tying-Hands Versus Bluster: Authoritativeness, Words, and Deeds in Crisis Communication” Coauthored with Zenobia T. Chan and Noel Foster

“Unraveling China’s Military Diplomacy: Mapping China’s Military Engagement” Coauthored with Zenobia T. Chan and Noel Foster

• Quoted in South China Morning Post
• Featured as policy talk at ISEAS