Dr. Liang Xu

Liang Xu is Assistant Professor at the School of International Studies of Peking University and serves as Secretary-General of the Peking University Center for African Studies. Liang's research and teaching interests include the social history of Africa, Chinese diaspora in Africa, and China-Africa relations. His research has appeared in several academic journals, including The China Quarterly, Economic History of Developing Regions (South Africa), Asian Ethnicity, and West Asia and Africa (Chinese), as well as edited volumes such as Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics. Liang earned a Ph.D. in African History from Harvard University in 2017. He also holds a Ph.D. in International Relations (Peking, 2010) and a BA in International Relations (Peking, 2005).