Xiaoxue Martin

Xiaoxue Martin holds a research MA in Asian studies and an MA in international relations from Leiden University. In 2020, she joined the independent think tank Clingendael as a research fellow for the China Centre and the strategic initiatives and outreach unit. Her work focuses on the contemporary politics and international relations of China, in particular Hong Kong and Taiwan affairs, and China’s relations with the United States and the European Union. She has researched topics including European dependence on China, China’s economic coercion, the Belt and Road Initiative, and Chinese soft power in Europe. Previously, Martin studied abroad at National Taiwan University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong and interned at the Dutch Consulate General in Guangzhou.