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Associate Professor at the Strategic & Defence Studies Centre of the Australian National University, Amy King is a specialist in International Relations, focusing on China-Japan relations and the economics-security nexus. She has led extensive research on China's historical and contemporary role in shaping the international economic order, reflecting her deep engagement with the region through language study and fieldwork in China, Japan, and Taiwan. Amy has contributed significantly to policy education, providing research-based briefings for the Australian policy community on issues relating to China and Japan. An Australian Rhodes Scholar, she holds a D.Phil in International Relations and an M.Phil in Modern Chinese Studies from the University of Oxford, and has been recognized with several prestigious awards including the Australian Research Council DECRA Fellowship and the Westpac Research Fellowship. Her work also emphasizes gender equity in higher education and political life, evidenced by her leadership in gender equity initiatives at the University of South Australia and ANU. Additionally, she co-authored research on the impact of gender on election outcomes in Australia, and received ANU’s Clare Burton Award for Excellence in Equity and Diversity in 2021.
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