Amanda Hsiao Senior Analyst, China Please submit all media inquiries to media@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role Amanda Hsiao is Crisis Group's Senior Analyst for China. She focuses on conflicts in which China plays an important role, and developments in China's foreign policy that relate to conflict prevention and resolution. Professional Background Prior to Crisis Group, Amanda established and managed the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue's China program in Beijing, overseeing projects related to the South China Sea, U.S.-China relations, and China's evolving approach to conflict mediation. Before that, Amanda was a field researcher on the conflicts in Sudan and South Sudan for the Enough Project. Amanda has degrees from Pomona College and the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. Languages Chinese (Mandarin) English In The News 7 Mar 2023 Beijing will have to publicly condemn [Taiwan President] Tsai’s visit to the US, their ultimate response will depend on what Tsai says and who she meets with on her trip. The Guardian Amanda Hsiao Senior Analyst, China 15 Nov 2022 Beijing is still balancing between its interest in maintaining its strategic alignment with Moscow and its interest in keeping its relationship with Washington stable. Star Tribune Amanda Hsiao Senior Analyst, China 21 Oct 2022 The [Chinese] leadership understands their management of this period as determinative of the pace and trajectory of China’s rise. Washington Post Amanda Hsiao Senior Analyst, China 14 Sep 2022 So far China has provided political and moral support to Moscow [for the war in Ukraine] but has refrained from providing military assistance. Bloomberg Amanda Hsiao Senior Analyst, China 27 Aug 2022 [Western politicians] increasingly view a visit to Taiwan as an opportunity to signal their anti-China bona fides for domestic political reasons. The Guardian Amanda Hsiao Senior Analyst, China Latest Updates Q&A / Asia 13 April 2023 Assessing the Implications of the Taiwanese President’s Trip to the U.S. Podcast / Asia 11 March 2023 Will the Ukraine War Blow U.S.-China Relations Further Off Course? Event Recording / Global 29 November 2022 The Impact of the Midterms on U.S. Foreign Policy (Online event, 28 November 2022) Q&A / Asia 21 October 2022 The Foreign Policy Implications of China’s Twentieth Party Congress Op-Ed / Asia 02 August 2022 Pelosi’s visit makes clear the dangers of an incoherent US policy on Taiwan Q&A / Asia 29 July 2022 Avoiding the Next Taiwan Strait Crisis Load more