Audrye Wong

Audrye Wong is Jeane Kirkpatrick Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and assistant professor of political science and international relations at the University of Southern California. Her research focuses on China’s economic statecraft, propaganda and disinformation campaigns, and foreign influence operations. Her work has been supported by the Smith Richardson Foundation and the U.S. Department of Defense. Audrye received a PhD in Security Studies from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs, where she was an NSF Graduate Fellow. She has held affiliations with the Wilson Center, Brookings Institution, Harvard’s Belfer Center, and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

China Is Using Its Market Power To Influence Foreign Policymaking

Audrye Wong writes that China is able to use its market power to pressure foreign companies and business leaders—perhaps most notably Tesla CEO Elon Musk—to lobby on its behalf. The practice raises questions about foreign influence in American and European policymaking and the disproportionate clout of business and oligarchic interests.

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