Prof. Kerry Brown

Dr. Kerry Brown is a Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King’s College, London. He is an Associate of the Asia Pacific Programme at Chatham House, London, an adjunct of the Australia New Zealand School of Government in Melbourne, and the co-editor of the Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, run from the German Institute for Global Affairs in Hamburg. He is the author of more than twenty books on modern Chinese politics, including 'Mao: Power and Contradiction' (2026), 'The Taiwan Story: How a Small Island Will Dictate the Global Future' (2024), and 'Xi: A Study in Power' (2022).