Barry Sautman

Barry Sautman is a Professor in the Division of Social Science at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He primarily teaches international law, China-U.S. relations, contemporary China, ethnicity, and nationalism. One of his areas of research has been ethnic politics in China and comparative perspective, including ethnic policies, the political economic and legal aspects of the Tibet and Xinjiang issues. He has examined the global mystification by politicians and media of these questions, as well as the issue of dissent in China. His other area is China-Africa links, including political economy, labor rights, migration between China and Africa, and interactions between Chinese and Africans, representations and perceptions of China and Chinese in Africa, and the supposed strategic rivalry between the U.S. and China in Africa. Sautman has published several monographs and numerous journal articles, as well as print media op-ed pieces and online contributions. He has a Ph.D. from Columbia University, a J.D. from UCLA, and an L.L.M. from NYU.