Prof. Brian Wong Yue-shun
Prof. Brian Wong Yue-shun is an Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong. He is a political theorist and geopolitical strategist whose research examines authoritarian regimes and citizens’ normative responsibilities, colonial and historical injustices, and the interaction between domestic politics and foreign policy of states in East Asia, especially China.
He co-founded and advises Oxford Political Review, a publication aspiring to bridge the theory-practice gap. As the Chief Strategy Officer of the HK-ASEAN Foundation, he advises multinational corporations, family offices, and leading think-tanks on geopolitical affairs and macro risks throughout Asia. Having co-founded and served as the inaugural Editor-in-Chief at the Oxford Political Review, a publication aspiring to bridge the theory-practice gap, Prof Wong has served as a columnist at the Hong Kong Economic Journal for over six years. His writings on Chinese political economy, Asian geopolitics, and public philosophy have been featured in publications such as TIME, Foreign Policy, Aeon, Financial Times, Diplomat, Fortune, The Hindu, South China Morning Post, Nikkei, Japan Times, and the US-Asia Law Institute, and he has been interviewed by CNN, BBC, The Atlantic, CGTN, Al Jazeera for his views on Chinese foreign policy and political economy.
Prof. Wong is a Hong Kong Rhodes Scholar (2020). He obtained his DPhil in Politics at Balliol College, Oxford University. He holds an MPhil in Political Theory (Distinction) from Wolfson College, University of Oxford, and an MA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (First Class Honours) from Pembroke College, University of Oxford, with the latter being funded in full by a Kwok Scholarship.
