Subversion and Seduction: A Conversation About China’s Economic Statecraft with Audrye Wong

Tuesday, July 21, 2026•4:30 PM

Audrye Wong’s new book, Subversion and Seduction: China’s Economic Statecraft, explores an underemphasized aspect of China’s economic influence: positive inducements. Through six case studies, extensive field research, and a survey experiment, Dr. Wong’s book explores what kinds of inducement strategies succeed at achieving Beijing’s foreign policy goals and under what conditions.

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