Victor Shih is an American

political scientist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

. He is the Ho Miu Lam Chair in China and Pacific Relations at the

University of California, San Diego The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego in communications material, formerly and colloquially UCSD) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in San Diego, California, United States. Es ...

(UCSD). He is also a non-resident senior associate with the

Center for Strategic and International Studies The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is an American think tank based in Washington, D.C. From its founding in 1962 until 1987, it was an affiliate of Georgetown University, initially named the Center for Strategic and Inte ...

's Freeman Chair in China Studies.

Early life and education

Shih was born in Hong Kong. He moved to the United States at the age of 12. Shih holds a BA in

East Asian studies East Asian studies is a distinct multidisciplinary field of scholarly enquiry and education that promotes a broad humanistic understanding of East Asia past and present. The field includes the study of the region's culture, written language, histo ...

from

George Washington University The George Washington University (GW or GWU) is a Private university, private University charter#Federal, federally-chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Originally named Columbian College, it was chartered in 1821 by ...

(1997) and a PhD in government from

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

(2003).

Career

Shih joined UCSD after serving as a principal at

Carlyle Group The Carlyle Group Inc. is an American multinational company with operations in private equity, alternative asset management and financial services. As of 2023, the company had $426 billion of assets under management. Carlyle specializes in ...

and a professor of political science at

Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...

. He was appointed director of UCSD's 21st Century China Center in July 2023. Shih is an associate editor of the ''Journal of East Asian Studies'' and serves on the editorial board of ''China Quarterly''.

Publications

Books

* Coalitions of the Weak: Elite Politics in China from Mao’s Stratagem to the Rise of Xi, ''

Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press was the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted a letters patent by King Henry VIII in 1534, it was the oldest university press in the world. Cambridge University Press merged with Cambridge Assessme ...

'', May 2022 * Factions and Finance in China: Elite Conflict and Inflation, ''

'', September 2012

Articles

* Can one statement fundamentally calm market volatility in China? ''

Atlantic Council The Atlantic Council is an American think tank in the field of international affairs, favoring Atlanticism, founded in 1961. It manages sixteen regional centers and functional programs related to international security and global economic prosp ...

'', March 24, 2022 * How the Chinese Government Created the Asset Bubble, ''

New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...

'', April 15, 2011 * Moral Hazard and China's Banks, ''Wall Street Journal'', June 21, 2010{{Cite web , last=Shih , first=Victor , date=June 21, 2010 , title=Moral Hazard and China's Banks , url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704050804575319582177841808 , access-date=November 17, 2024 , website=

Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' (''WSJ''), also referred to simply as the ''Journal,'' is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscriptio ...

References

Living people George Washington University alumni Harvard University alumni University of California, San Diego faculty American political scientists American sinologists American international relations scholars American foreign policy writers CSIS people American people of Hong Kong descent Hong Kong emigrants to the United States Year of birth missing (living people)