Janet Eom

Before joining SAIS-CARI, Janet Eom researched the impact on society, environment, and labor relations of Chinese activity in Africa at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy in Beijing. She has worked on China-Africa issues in the Strategy and Policy Unit of the Office of the President in Rwanda and conducted field research on the role of Chinese business and investment in Rwandan economic development. She studied Mandarin at Peking University in China and holds a B.A. in Social Studies from Harvard University.

source: The China-Africa Research Initiative at Johns Hopkins University

Last Updated: January 19, 2017

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