Xuwan Ouyang

Xuwan Ouyang was an intern with the SIPRI China and Asia Security Programme. Her research focuses on Chinese official developmental assistance (ODA) in Africa.

Prior to joining SIPRI, she was a PhD student at University of Queensland. Her thesis focused on Chinese peacebuilding abroad, with comparative case studies in three sub-states of Myanmar. She also holds a double master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Glasgow and Nankai University. Previously she was an intern at China Central Television (CCTV), where she worked as an assistant in researching, taking interviews and writing media coverage.