Xiaoli Guo, Ph.D.
► Short CV
Dr Xiaoli Guo holds a PhD in International Relations from The Australian National University (ANU). Her research centres on China’s foreign policy and relational diplomacy. She is the author of Unravelling the Puzzle: China-Turkey Relations (Routledge, forthcoming 2026) and has published in journals including the Australian Journal of International Affairs and Asian Review of Political Economy. Xiaoli Guo is currently working on a project examining how relational dynamics shape China’s flexible foreign policy in a multipolar world. She has presented at major academic forums and contributes regularly to outlets such as the Lowy Institute and East Asia Forum.
► Research Interests
- China’s foreign policy
- Chinese politics
- Indo-Pacific strategy
► Recent Publications
Book review of Jin, Keyu, The New China Playbook. Beyond Socialism and Capitalism. London: Swift Press, 2023, 368 pp., £ 25.00 h/b. Asia Europe Journal, 77(8), October 2025. https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2025.2552071.
(with Loke, Beverley) “China’s Coalition-Building in the Indo-Pacific: Strategies of Connectivity and Association”, Australian Journal of International Affairs, 79(4), 2025, pp. 552–569. DOI: 10.1080/10357718.2025.2471351.
“Beyond Single Paradigms: Advancing IR Theory through a Call for Integrative Approaches – A China-Turkey Bilateral Case Study”, Asian Review of Political Economy (forthcoming 2025).