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United Kingdom

Biography

Steve Tsang is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the China Institute, SOAS University of London. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, and an Emeritus Fellow of St Antony’s College at Oxford. He regularly contributes to public debates on different aspects of issues related to the politics, history, foreign policy, security and development of the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and East Asia more generally. He has a broad area of research interest and has published extensively, including 18 books. He is known in particular for introducing the concept of 'consultative Leninism' as an analytical framework to understand the structure and nature of politics in contemporary China.

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Employment (3)

SOAS University of London: London, London, GB

2016-12-01 to present | Director & Professor of Chinese Stuides (China Institute)
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University of Nottingham: Nottingham, Nottingham, GB

2011-01-04 to 2016-11-31 | Professor of Contemporary Chinese Studies (School of Contemporary Chinese Studies)
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St. Antony's College, University of Oxford: Oxford, GB

1994 to 2011-03-31 | Fellow (Professorial Fellow, Louis Cha Senior Research Fellow)
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Education and qualifications (1)

University of Oxford: Oxford, Oxfordshire, GB

1981-10-01 to 1985 | DPhil (St Antony's College)
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Funding (1)

China's Global Strategy under Xi Jinping

2022-12 to 2024-11 | Grant
Smith Richardson Foundation (Westport, US)
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20222694
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Works (50 of 59)

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Xi Jinping’s Approach to Acquire Strategic Technology from the West

East Asia
2024-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12140-024-09431-1
Contributors: Steve Tsang; Olivia Cheung
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Deterrence, Assurance and China’s Agency in its Taiwan Policy

Asan Forum
2023-12-26 | Journal article | Writing - original draft
Contributors: Steve Tsang
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Getting China Right

Survival
2023-07-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/00396338.2023.2239057
Part of ISSN: 0039-6338
Part of ISSN: 1468-2699
Contributors: Steve Tsang
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Has Xi Jinping made China’s political system more resilient and enduring?

Third World Quarterly
2022-01-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2021.2000857
Contributors: Steve Tsang; Olivia Cheung
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Taiwan's Impact on China

Palgrave
2017 | Edited book
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China in the Xi Jinping Era

Palgrave
2016 | Edited book
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Chiang Kai-shek’s “secret deal” at Xian and the start of the Sino-Japanese War

Palgrave Communications
2015 | Journal article
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Contextualizing the China dream: a reinforced consultative Leninist approach to government

China’s Many Dreams: Comparative Perspectives on China’s Search for National Rejuvenation
2014 | Journal article
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Forces Behind the Vitality of Taiwan

The Vitality of Taiwan
2012 | Book chapter
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Ma Ying-jeou's re-election: implications for Taiwan and East Asia

The Pacific Review
2012 | Journal article
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Sustainability of Taiwan’s Vitality

The Vitality of Taiwan
2012 | Book chapter
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The US Military and American Commitment to Taiwan’s Security

Asian Survey
2012 | Journal article
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The vitality of Taiwan: Politics, economics, society and culture

2012 | Book
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Steve Tsang

齊錫生,《 劍拔弩張的盟友: 太平洋戰爭期間的中美軍事合作關係 (1941-1945)》

近代史研究所集刊
2012 | Journal article
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Steve Tsang

5. China’s place in East Asia

China, Japan and regional leadership in East Asia
2010 | Journal article
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If China attacks Taiwan: military strategy, politics and economics

2010 | Book
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The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China

2010 | Other
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Consultative Leninism: China's new political framework

Journal of Contemporary China
2009 | Journal article
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Taiwan and the international community

2008 | Book
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Steve Tsang

A Modern History of Hong Kong: 1841-1997

2007 | Book
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Governing Hong Kong: Administrative Officers from the 19th Century to the Handover to China, 1862-1997

2007 | Book
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Steve Tsang

Looking East: The Rise of China

Progressive Foreign Policy: New Directions for the UK
2007 | Journal article
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Steve Tsang

The Portrayal of Opportunism, Betrayal, and Manipulation in Mao's Rise to Power

The China Journal
2006 | Journal article
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Steve Tsang

Putting Chinese Unity and the Relations between Taiwan and Mainland China into a Historical Context

Perspectives on Cross-Strait Relations: Views from Europe
2005 | Journal article
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The Cold War's odd couple: the unintended partnership between the Republic of China and the UK, 1950-1958

2005 | Book
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A modern history ofHong Kong

2004 | Book
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High Stakes, High Risks

World Today
2004 | Journal article
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Peace and Security Across the Taiwan Strait

2004 | Book
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Peace Proposal Two: The Chinese Union Model

Peace and Security Across the Taiwan Strait
2004 | Book chapter
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War or Peace across the Taiwan Strait

Peace and Security across the Taiwan Strait
2004 | Book chapter
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A sustainable basis for peace between China and Taiwan

American Asian Review
2002 | Journal article
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1 Commitment to the Rule of Law and Judicial Independence

2001 | Book
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Judicial independence and the rule of law in Hong Kong

2001 | Book
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Steve Tsang

China and Taiwan: A proposal for peace

Security Dialogue
2000 | Journal article
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Steve Tsang

China en transición: sociedad, cultura, poĺıtica y econoḿıa

2000 | Book
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Political developments in Hong Kong since 1997 and their implications for mainland China and Taiwan

American Asian Review
2000 | Journal article
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Democratization in Taiwan: implications for China

1999 | Book
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Democratization in Taiwan: Implications for China

1999 | Book
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Japan's Role in the Asia Pacific The Views from Greater China

Security Dialogue
1999 | Journal article
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The rise of a Hong Kong identity

1999 | Book
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Transforming a party state into a democracy

Democratization in Taiwan
1999 | Book chapter
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Government and Politics in Hong Kong: A Colonial Paradox

Hong Kong’s Transitions, 1842--1997
1997 | Book chapter
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Hong Kong: An Appointment with China

1997 | Book
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Realignment of power: the politics of transition and reform in Hong Kong

Political Order and Power Transition in Hong Kong
1997 | Journal article
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Strategy for survival: The cold war and Hong Kong's policy towards Kuomintang and Chinese communist activities in the 1950s

The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
1997 | Journal article
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Maximum flexibility, rigid framework: China's policy towards Hong Kong and its implications

Journal of International Affairs
1996 | Journal article
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Steve Tsang

The Chinese take-over of Hong Kong: Implications for Britain

The RUSI Journal
1996 | Journal article
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Steve Tsang

A Documentary History of Hong Kong: Government and Politics

1995 | Journal article
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Steve Tsang

Government and Politics

1995 | Book
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Steve Tsang

Target Zhou Enlai: The Kashmir Princess Incident of 1955

China Q.
1994 | Journal article
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Steve Tsang
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