Keyu (Alexander) Chen
Presidential Fellow- Education
M.A.-Beijing Foreign Studies University
International Journalism and CommunicationB.A.-Chongqing Technology and Business University
English Translation
- Specializations
Digital diplomacy, authoritarian persuasion, political rhetoric and discourse, China politics, gender and sexuality
- Biography
Keyu (Alexander) Chen works as research assistant in the Department of Communication at Georgia State University. His research projects focus on diplomatic communication in China-U.S. relations. Before moving to Atlanta for his PhD study, he worked as a financial translator in investment banks based in Beijing.
He speaks Chinese, English and German.
- Publications
Publications:
Repnikova, M., & Chen, K. A. (2023). Asymmetrical discursive competition: China–United States digital diplomacy in Africa. International Communication Gazette, 85(1), 15–31. https://doi.org/10.1177/17480485221139460
Chen, K. A. (2023). Digital Nationalism: How do the Chinese Diplomats and Digital Public View “Wolf Warrior” Diplomacy? Global Media and China, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/20594364231171785
Montevideo and CGTN: Defining Statehood for Global Outreach (with Virginia Massignan, Mor Yachin, Carol K. Winkler, and Ayse Lokmanoglu) International Journal of Communication
Chen, K. (2022). Television and the Afghan culture wars: brought to you by foreigners, warlords, and activists: by Wazhmah Osman, Temple University, University of Illinois Press, 2020, 288 pp., 28 USD, price for paperback version, ISBN 978-0252085451s.
Chen, K. A. (2023). Book Review: Racial Erotics: Gay Men of Color, Sexual Racism, and the Politics of Desire. Sexualities, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/13634607231191434
Presentations:
“Asymmetric Discursive Competition: China-US Digital Diplomacy Messaging in Africa,” Presenter, 72nd Annual Conference of International Communication Association, Paris, France, May 31, 2022
“Diplomacy Turned Inward: How is ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy Understood within China?” Panel Chair and Presenter, 118th Annual Conference of American Political Science Association, Montreal, Canada, September 16, 2022
“Digital Diplomacy in Comparative Lens: How do the Chinese and the US Diplomats Appeal to Digital Public?” Presenter, the Seventh Young Scholar’s Forum on U.S.-China Relations, Online, September 27, 2022
“Diplomacy Turned Inward: How is ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy Understood within China?” Presenter, 2022 CGSA Colloquium, Department of Communication, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, the United States, November 4, 2022
“Digital Diplomacy in Comparative Lens: How do the Chinese and the US Diplomats Appeal to Digital Public?” Presenter, The Atlanta Symposium for Political Science, Atlanta, March 4, 2023
“Oppressed Visibility: How does Authoritarian China Regulate Homosexuality?” Presenter, 2023 Queer Studies Conference, University of North Carolina, Asheville, North Carolina, the United States, March 26, 2023
“Montevideo and CGTN: Defining Statehood for Global Outreach” Presenter, 2023 Atlanta Global Studies Symposium, Georgia State University, Atlanta, the United States, April 14, 2023.
“Oppressed Visibility: How does Authoritarian China Regulate Homosexuality?”, Presenter, Young Scholar Group, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Asienforschung, Halle (Saale), Germany, May 12-14, 2023.
“Rivalry on Human Rights: How do the US and China Portray Each Other in Annual Human Rights Reports?”, Presenter, National Communication Association, National Harbor, Maryland, the United States, November 16-19, 2023 (incoming)
“Rivalry on Human Rights: How do the US and China Portray Each Other in Annual Human Rights Reports?”, Presenter, Annual Conference of Asian Studies, Olomouc, Czech Republic, November 24-25, 2023
“Digital Diplomacy in Comparative Lens: How do the Chinese and the US Diplomats Appeal to Digital Public?” Presenter, Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, the United States, January 10-13, 2024
“De-westernizing Democracy: How China Rebranded and Promoted Itself as a Democracy?” Presenter, Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, the United States, January 10-13, 2024
“China’s Public Diplomacy: Evolution of Topics and Sentiments towards the U.S. in Remarks of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson”, Presenter, Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, the United States, January 10-13, 2024