Mona Dong is pursuing a Bachelor of Science with a double major in International Affairs and Economics. She is interested in studying international finance, sovereign debt problems, and China’s role in the global economy.
Her research project centers on understanding factors behind China’s overseas developmental finance. Her research aims to bring greater clarity into Chinese methods of economic statecraft and how China is changing the international credit landscape for developing countries.
At GWU, Mona works as a Research Assistant for Professor Maggie Chen studying how intellectual property laws impact industrial development. She also interns at the State Department’s Economic Bureau.