​Hang Zhou

GGF 2030 Working Group on Futures of Global Order

Hang Zhou is a doctoral candidate in politics and international studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. His research focuses on the role of African public servants in the negotiations and implementation of Chinese infrastructural engagements, with Uganda as a case study. Previously, he worked as a researcher in the China and Global Security Program at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), where he focused on China’s foreign policy in East Asia, China-Africa relations, and China’s evolving policy on international norms. He later joined Oxfam Hong Kong as a program officer in the China and the Developing World Program to facilitate engagement between Chinese and foreign stakeholders on the growing China-Africa partnership. He holds a master’s degree in peace and conflict studies from Uppsala University, Sweden and a master’s degree in development studies from the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS-Paris) in France.