Tao Wang is a Hallsworth Research Fellow in Chinese Political Economy at the University of Manchester, where he earned a PhD in Politics in 2021. His research lies at the intersection of public opinion, foreign policy, and political representation, with a regional focus on East Asia. His current work centres on authoritarian public opinion and foreign affairs, one of which aims to address the sources of popular support in China for Russia’s war in Ukraine. He is also developing a book manuscript on constituency service in Taiwan, examining the ramifications of social norms such as guanxi. Tao’s research has been published in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the British Journal of Social Psychology, Journal of Contemporary China, etc. His commentaries have featured in Bloomberg, The Financial Times, and The Guardian, among others.