Rebecca Cheng

Rebecca Cheng

Rebecca Cheng is a senior studying International Relations with a minor in East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Southern California. Her research interests include Chinese and European foreign policy. She has conducted research on European foreign policy for Professor Steven Lamy by analyzing primary documents and compiling country narratives. Rebecca has studied intensive German and Mandarin in Berlin, Beijing, and Shanghai, and is now conversational in both languages. This past spring and summer, she worked extensively with a Chinese NGO to provide better English language education for migrant children in Shanghai and children in rural areas in Hunan province. On campus, she currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Glimpse and the President of Break on 2 Latin Fusion Dance Team.

More Than a K-Pop Ban: The Legacy of the THAAD Dispute

In July 2016, in response to North Korea’s rising nuclear threat, the US and South Korea announced their decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), an antimissile battery built to intercept short- and medium-range ballistic missiles. China ...

China’s Unsteady Grip on Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s chief executive election results have maintained the political status quo, much to Beijing’s liking. However, it also revealed cracks underneath this former colony’s concrete foundation that threaten the stability of this urban jungle city. On March 26th, a ...

Reifying the Chinese Dream

President Donald Trump, a man elected on reminiscings about a past American Dream, has inextricably nurtured the China Dream. Last Monday, President Trump signed an executive order withdrawing from the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, the massive Asia-Pacific trade agreement ...