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Victor Shih

Director of the 21st Century China Center; Professor and Ho Miu Lam Chair in China and Pacific Relations, UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy

Victor Shih

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Victor C. Shih is director of the 21st Century China Center and Ho Miu Lam Chair Professor in China and Pacific Relations at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. He is the author of “Factions and Finance in China: Elite Conflict and Inflation” and also “Coalitions of the Weak: Elite Politics in China from Mao’s Stratagem to the Rise of Xi.” He is also editor of “Economic Shocks and Authoritarian Stability: Duration, Institutions and Financial Conditions.” He is further the author of numerous articles appearing in academic and business journals. Shih served as principal in The Carlyle Group’s global market strategy group and continues to advise the financial community on China related issues. Shih graduated summa cum laude at the George Washington University and received his Ph.D. in government from Harvard University.