Keyi Tang, Ph.D.

Calculated capital: the business logic behind Chinese lending in the Global South, by David Landry & @KeyiTang1 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

📚 Blavatnik Book Talk: Power Over Progress Join author @KeyiTang1 in conversation with Prof @YelingT, which analyses geocoded projects financed by China, the World Bank, and OECD bilateral donors across Africa. 📆 15 May, 5:30pm BST Register ⬇️ ow.ly/8fnR50Yz5GG

New Faces in Chinese Politics Conference MIT, September 1-2, 2026 Application materials due by May 22, 2026   We invite advanced PhD students and post-doctoral fellows who study Chinese domestic and international politics to apply for the sixth New Faces in Chinese Politics Conference at MIT on September 1-2, 2026, just before the APSA annual meeting in Boston. The New Faces in Chinese Politics Conference is an opportunity to get feedback on job market papers and job talks with peers, conference co-organizers, and invited senior scholars.   The papers should be based on original, rigorous research, employing quantitative or qualitative methods. The in-person conference is open exclusively to job market candidates for the 2026 job market. Successful applicants are fully funded for travel, lodging, and food.   Applicants must submit a curriculum vitae, a full job market paper or dissertation chapter (for chapters, we would prefer an empirical chapter with a short summary of the theory), and a letter of support from the dissertation committee chair. Application materials are due by May 22 via email attachment to newfaceschina2026@gmail.com. Applicants should put their full name in the subject heading of the email.   The letter of support should be emailed separately to that address and should endorse the applicant’s decision to be on the job market in 2026, with the subject heading including the full name of the applicant.    Fiona Cunningham, University of Pennsylvania Iza Ding, Northwestern University Taylor Fravel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Melanie Manion, Duke University Yuhua Wang, Harvard University

Chinese development finance in Africa is often framed as an outlier: faster, more demand-driven, and less concerned with governance, corruption, environmental impact, or human rights conditions than traditional lenders. But research by @KeyiTang1 offers a more nuanced picture.

Development finance is supposed to go where it’s needed most. But what if politics decides who gets the roads, schools, and hospitals instead? New conversation with @KeyiTang1 on politics, debt, and development finance in Africa. Watch - tinyurl.com/2vxdbe7v

4w ago I was a Claude Code skeptic. I'm not a coder. None of the use cases were relevant. I managed teams & projects, drowning in email & overdue reminders. So I tried creating tools that would help me and... holy crap. Now I'm sharing the tools I built: claudeblattman.com

A new journal article by @S_KOwusu @KeyiTang1 + Gideon Ndubuisi examines the impact of 🇨🇳Chinese foreign direct investment on low-carbon industrialization in Africa, within the context of China’s growing economic ties with the continent. Read more: gdpcenter.org/3QNhKOR

NEW research by @S_KOwusu @KeyiTang1 + Gideon Ndubuisi finds that Chinese foreign direct investment in the manufacturing sector increases local CO2 emissions, highlighting the importance of environmental regulation. Read more in Energy Economics: gdpcenter.org/41yQ7xY

It’s an ambitious and bold attempt to provide the socio-economic profile of 7 billion people — at the regional (ADM1) level nature.com/articles/s4159…

🎧 In a new episode of the @ChinaGSProject podcast, @KeyiTang1 joins @stadenesque + @eric_olander to discuss the future prospects for 🇨🇳Chinese manufacturing in Africa. Listen in: gdpcenter.org/47tp2Pk

Apply to present at the International Political Economy Society's (IPES) Virtual IPES! This is an excellent opportunity to receive feedback from colleagues who work on your topic of interest. Application form: forms.gle/hciLuthkhY1DFU… What is VIPES: …ernationalpoliticaleconomysociety.org/virtual-ipes

As Africa continues to industrialize, how can the continent balance economic growth with environmental responsibility? Should Africa be held to the same emission standards as wealthier nations? What role should the U.S. and Europe play in leading the global shift to renewables? Is it fair to expect Africa to prioritize climate goals while still developing? These are some of the issues we address in this week's episode of the China in Africa podcast, where @stadenesque and @eric_olander are joined by @KeyiTang1 to discuss the future prospects for Chinese manufacturing on the African continent.

Passionate about turning evidence into policy impact? Love combining research with influencing policy decisions? Come work with us! For a full list of jobs openings @CGDev in DC and London check out our careers page cgdev.org/careers

We are hiring! The LSE ID department is looking for an Assistant Professor in Development Studies, with a focus on gender and development, China and/or food systems and livelihoods. The position starts in Sept. 2025. More information can be found here: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/38…

How does 🇨🇳Chinese FDI impact low-carbon industrialization in Africa? In a new blog post, @KeyiTang1 @S_KOwusu + Gideon Ndubuisi discuss the complex interplay between Chinese economic engagement + environmental outcomes in Africa: gdpcenter.org/3WqT0hM

A new working paper by @S_KOwusu @KeyiTang1 + Gideon Ndubuisi examines the impact of 🇨🇳Chinese foreign direct investment on low-carbon industrialization in Africa, within the context of China’s growing economic ties with the continent: gdpcenter.org/3LJi8vq

@LingChenscholar Congrats and well deserved!

Using this new account to start a new chapter: I am glad to share that I have been promoted to tenured Associate Professor and William L Clayton Chair at Johns Hopkins SAIS. I am deeply grateful for those who generously supported me along the way. I can only pay it back by being supportive of junior scholars.

If you study Chinese politics and plan to be on the market in Fall 2024, please consider applying for the 2024 New Faces in Chinese Politics Conference at Harvard on September 27-28, 2024. Application materials due by April 30, 2024. More details below:   Scholars in Chinese politics at seven universities have formed a Consortium on New Faces in Chinese Politics and rotated organizing New Faces in Chinese Politics conferences at their home institutions, with the first conference at Duke University in 2021, the second at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2022, and the third at the University of Pennsylvania in 2023. The goal of these conferences is to encourage young scholars conducting cutting-edge research by offering them an opportunity to workshop their research and job talk on Chinese politics with peers, conference co-organizers, and invited senior scholars.   We invite advanced PhD students and post-doctoral fellows who study Chinese domestic and international politics to apply to present their job market paper, based on original, rigorous research, employing quantitative or qualitative methods or both, at the fourth New Faces in Chinese Politics Conference at Harvard on September 27-28, 2024. This year’s in-person conference is open exclusively to job market candidates for the 2024 job market. Successful applicants are fully funded for travel, lodging, and food.   Applicants must submit a curriculum vitae, full job market paper, and a letter of support from the dissertation committee chair. Application materials are due by April 30 by email attachment to newfaceschina2024@gmail.com. Letter of support should be emailed separately to that address and should endorse the applicant’s decision to be on the job market in 2024, with the subject heading including the full name of the applicant.   Excepting conflicts of interest, the seven co-organizers together constitute the selection committee. Applicants will be notified by the end of May of decision on selection. Organizers: Fiona Cunningham, University of Pennsylvania Taylor Fravel @fravel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Yue Hou @YueHou7 , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Zhenhuan (Reed) Lei @leizhh2008 , University of Wisconsin-Madison Melanie Manion, Duke University Daniel Mattingly @mattinglee, Yale University Yuhua Wang @YuhuaWang5 , Harvard University

Join us for an @india_china online seminar series that I organized entitled "China in International Development: Instruments, Finance, and Infrastructure" which will take place on April 25, April 26, and May 2 from 9 to 10:30 am EST, where leading experts will share insights.

🚨 To support its work on development finance, our Global Economic Governance Initiative is seeking a Post-Doctoral Fellow to focus on multilateral development bank reform. Learn more and apply here: gdpcenter.org/48Wkb8q