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Tim Summers is Assistant Professor (by courtesy) in the School of Governance and Policy Science and Assistant Professor in the Centre for China Studies (CCS). His teaching and research focus on the international relations and political economy of contemporary China. Tim is the author of three books, China\u2019s Hong Kong: the politics of a global city (Agenda, 2019 & 2021), China\u2019s Regions in an Era of Globalisation (Routledge, 2018) and Yunnan \u2013 A Chinese Bridgehead to Asia (Chandos, 2013), as well as journal articles on topics from the Belt and Road Initiative and UK-China relations to maritime politics. He has authored policy research papers for both Chatham House and the Lau China Institute at King\u2019s College, London, where he is currently an Affiliate. Tim is a member of the Policy Research and Global China programmes at CUHK and Programme Director of the MA in Chinese Studies at CCS. Tim\u2019s latest book, Global China: A Critique of Chinese and Western Narratives, will be published by Bristol University Press in July 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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