Bio

Dr. Denghua Zhang is a research fellow at ANU Department of Pacific Affairs. His PhD thesis, which was completed in 2017 at ANU, examines Chinese foreign aid and trilateral cooperation in Asia-Pacific. He has developed an active research and teaching profile. He has produced more than 50 academic publications including a book (forthcoming with ANU Press), journal articles, book chapters, policy reports and other research outputs. His latest journal articles on China's foreign policy, development studies and Pacific studies are published with Third World Quarterly, The Pacific Review, Round Table, the Journal of Asia Pacific Policy Studies, Security Challenges and Asian Journal of Political Sciences.

Denghua’s research mainly focuses on international relations, development studies, Chinese foreign policy and foreign aid, and China in the Asia-Pacific especially the Pacific. He has acquired excellent knowledge of Chinese diplomacy, Chinese foreign aid and China in the Pacific. He has been working on the region for nearly twenty years."