Selected Speaking & Media Engagements

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• Commentary on DeepSeek:

  • "US tech stocks steady as Nvidia shares pick up after DeepSeek shock." BBC. January 2025. 

  • "How does DeepSeek differ from other AI large language models?" Associated Press. February 2025.

  • "What Tech Leaders Think About DeepSeek’s Rise in The AI Game." Technology Magazine. February 2025. ​

  • "EXPLAINER: Could DeepSeek spark an AI race between US and China?" Reuters. January 2025. 

  • "What does DeepSeek say about the South China Sea?" Radio Free Asia. January 2025. 

• Panel: "AI Governance Initiative Book Talk: 'Technology and the Rise of Great Powers' with Jeffrey Ding” at the Oxford Martin School. November 2024.

• Panel: “The Geopolitics of Generative AI.” Oxford Generative AI Conference. October 2024.

• Commentary: “How AI turned a Ukrainian YouTuber into a Russian.” The BBC. May 2024.

• Lecture: “Navigating Careers at the Intersection of Policy and Research” for Oxford Department of Politics and International Relations Policy Engagement Course. May 2024. 

• International Studies Association Annual Conference, San Francisco. April 2024.

  • Paper Presentation: "What Else Does China Want from AI? PRC Artificial Intelligence Governance and the Pursuit of Legitimacy" for Panel "Power, Order, and Technological Change: Decoding Digital Doctrines of Key Digital Powers"

  • Chair on Panel: "Shifting Relationalities in Global Diplomacy: Exploring Diverse Perspectives"

  •  Discussant on Panel: "Digital Sovereignty, Surveillance, and Governance 2.0 "

  • Discussant on Panel: “Authoritarian Governance and Global Health Dynamics"

• Podcast: “The State of Play: The Future of UK-China Relations” Beijing to Britain. February 2024.

• Panel: “Navigating Geopolitics in AI Governance Implementation.” Oxford Global Society. January 2024. 

• Panel: “The State of the UK-China Relationship and What it Means for Technology Companies.” TechUK: UK-China Tech Forum. December 2023.

• Panel: “The UK’s Role in Regulation and Development of AI.” Oxford Internet Institute. October 2023.

• Presentation: Changing Character of War Centre – Oxford Technology & Security Working Group: “Legitimacy Barriers in International AI Governance.” October 2023.

• Parliamentary Remarks: “Next Steps for UK-China Relations in AI.” UK House of Lords. June 2023.

• Economist Commentary: “Just how good can China get at generative AI?” The Economist. May 2023.

• Lecture: “Unpacking China's Technology Development and Governance: A Grounding Conversation.” UK Government China Civil Servants Capability Course. March 2023.

• Conference Presentation: International Studies Association Annual Conference, Montreal. March 2023.

• Presentation: Changing Character of War Cyber Working Group: “Governance Models and Softer Forms of Power in AI.” November 2022.

• Conference Presentation: Seventh Annual Young Scholars Forum on US-China Relations (Virtual), Carter Center. September 2022.

• Presentation: Nuffield College Cyber Working Group: “Chinese tech statecraft in a world of interdependence.” June 2022.