Bio

Dr Jane Liang received her PhD in Politics and International Studies from The Australian National University (ANU) in July 2016. Her research interests include policy lobbying, international relations, and Chinese politics. She is currently Assistant Director, Foreign and Trade Policy at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Prior to this role, she served as International Strategy Advisor to the CEO, The Group of Eight (Go8) – Australia’s eight leading research-intensive universities. Jane speaks Chinese and French, and is a NAATI professional translator (English-Chinese).