Kerry Liu
Biographic Data
| ID | 3854902 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kerry Liu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kerry |
| FAMILY NAME | Liu |
| SIGNATURE | LIU K |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0581-4049 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Political Economics of China’s Electric Vehicle Industry
The rapid rise of China’s electric vehicle industry—especially its booming exports—has drawn global attention. This study provides a distinctive analysis of the industry’s political economy from a domestic Chinese perspective. Although the electric vehicle sector contributes only modestly to China’s overall economy, it remains one of the few dynamic areas in an otherwise sluggish post-COVID landscape. Drawing on Baidu Index data as of 30 June 202…
The U.S. Public Opinion on Gaza and Policy Implications
On February 4, 2025, U.S. President Trump’s proposal to take over Gaza shocked the world. This study aims to interpret the policy shift by analyzing evolving U.S. public opinion on Gaza. Using Google Trends data from September 2018 to March 2025, it constructs innovative time series variables to capture the U.S. public agenda. The analysis reveals a structural shift in public sentiment beginning in October 2023. Prior to that, opinion was largely…
Declining Chinese Nationalism
While many scholars have done research on Chinese nationalism, more rigorously collected time-series data are needed to measure its nationwide change. Based on Google Trends and Baidu search results from January 2011 to December 2023, this study creatively created high-frequency monthly times series data to measure Chinese nationalism. By employing the Hodrick-Prescott filter, this study finds that the trend of Chinese nationalism has generally d…
China’s Wolf Warrior Diplomacy (Narrative)
China’s wolf warrior diplomacy has attracted worldwide attention since April 2020. Unlike previous studies, which mainly adopted a conceptual/qualitative approach, this study, based on Google Trends data during April 2020–May 2021, performs a comprehensive empirical analysis. In particular, this study finds that China’s wolf warrior diplomacy began to develop rapidly in April 2020. It finds that China’s wolf warrior diplomacy failed to stir up do…
Nato’s Expansion and Russia’s Aggressiveness
Russia’s aggression on Ukraine has attracted worldwide attention. The relations between Russia’s aggression and NATO’s expansion are being debated with conflicting viewpoints. Based on weekly Google Trends data from 5 March 2017 to 13 February 2022, this study creatively creates a series of time series variables to measure the public agenda in the US. Based on time series modellings, this study finds that the U.S. public believes that there are b…
The Australian Public’s Concerns about Potential War with China
Cross-Strait Relations Between Taiwan and Mainland China
The cross-strait relations between Taiwan and China are critical in the Asia Pacific and the world. This study focuses on economic relations and their implications. The main conclusions include: First, the economic gap in output is increasingly larger, thus favouring China. Based on a time series robust least squares model, this study finds that this economic strength will significantly reduce the number of Taiwan’s foreign allies. At the same ti…
America’s decoupling from China narrative
America's decoupling from China debate started after July 2018, reached its peak in August 2020, and is likely to continue even if it may not be a high priority for the Biden administration. Many studies have examined various aspects of this topic. Unlike previous research, using Google Trends data, this study creatively created a high-frequency weekly dataset to measure the narrative of decoupling from China in the US. Based on this dataset from…
The Chinese Debt Trap Diplomacy Narrative
China’s debt trap diplomacy has been debated among academia, think tanks, and the policymaking community. Unlike previous research, which mainly focuses on China’s lending practice and strategic intentions, this study looks at the measurement of this narrative and its relations with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the China threat narratives. In particular, based on Google Trends search results from 1 February 2018 to 7 November 2021, this…
The Rise of China’s Zhao Lijian Diplomacy
China’s wolf warrior diplomacy has attracted extensive attention since 2020. One of the most prominent “wolf warriors” is Zhao Lijian, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson. Based on weekly Google Trends datasets between August 21, 2016 and August 8, 2021, this study provides a quantitative description of the development of Zhao Lijian diplomacy. Employing Granger causality tests and autoregressive distributed lag models, this study fi…
Decoding Australia's China threat narrative during 2016–2021
Australia–China relations began to sour in 2016, and the China threat narrative began to dominate since then. Unlike previous studies which either use a qualitative approach or cross‐sectional dataset for empirical analysis, this study creatively creates high‐frequency weekly and monthly time series datasets using the Google Trends search results during January 2016–February 2021. Based on a series of time series modellings, this study examines t…
The Global Times and The China Threat Narrative
The effects of Covid-19 on Chinese stock markets
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has greatly affected financial markets, economies and societies worldwide. This study focusses on the Chinese stock markets. Based on Google Trends data during the period from 1 January 2020 to 12 April 2020, and using the exponential generalised autoregressive conditional heteroskedastic (EGARCH) model, this study finds that the higher uncertainty result…
China’s State-Owned Enterprise Reform Since 2013
Starting from the 3rd Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held in November 2013, China has begun another round of state-owned enterprise ( SOE ) reform. By examining policy documents, analysing the pilot SOE s and conducing an empirical study based on a unique dataset of control rights transfers between SOE s and privately owned enterprises in Chinese stock markets during 2014–2019, this study concludes t…
The effects of the China–US trade war during 2018–2019 on the Chinese economy
The China–US trade war during 2018–2019 has attracted attentions from academics, policy makers, businesses and investors around the world. Unlike previous researches which are mainly based on hypothetical scenarios, this study looks at the real effects of the China–US trade war on the Chinese economy. Based on either weekly or monthly data during January 2018–December 2019 including creatively using the Google Trends data to measure the severity …
Chinese Influence in Australia
China's Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
On 18 February 2019, China released the 'Development Plan Outline for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA)'. This study presents the most up-to-date analysis on the GBA, including its history, importance and institutional arrangement; its significance vis-à-vis the integration of Hong Kong and Macau to China, to the One Belt One Road initiative, to the Made in China 2025 plan and to China's wider economicgrowth; and offers a predi…
The Global Times and The China Threat Narrative
The Chinese Debt Trap Diplomacy Narrative
China’s debt trap diplomacy has been debated among academia, think tanks, and the policymaking community. Unlike previous research, which mainly focuses on China’s lending practice and strategic intentions, this study looks at the measurement of this narrative and its relations with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the China threat narratives. In particular, based on Google Trends search results from 1 February 2018 to 7 November 2021, this…
Decoding Australia's China threat narrative during 2016–2021
Australia–China relations began to sour in 2016, and the China threat narrative began to dominate since then. Unlike previous studies which either use a qualitative approach or cross‐sectional dataset for empirical analysis, this study creatively creates high‐frequency weekly and monthly time series datasets using the Google Trends search results during January 2016–February 2021. Based on a series of time series modellings, this study examines t…
The effects of Covid-19 on Chinese stock markets
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has greatly affected financial markets, economies and societies worldwide. This study focusses on the Chinese stock markets. Based on Google Trends data during the period from 1 January 2020 to 12 April 2020, and using the exponential generalised autoregressive conditional heteroskedastic (EGARCH) model, this study finds that the higher uncertainty result…
China’s State-Owned Enterprise Reform Since 2013
Starting from the 3rd Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held in November 2013, China has begun another round of state-owned enterprise ( SOE ) reform. By examining policy documents, analysing the pilot SOE s and conducing an empirical study based on a unique dataset of control rights transfers between SOE s and privately owned enterprises in Chinese stock markets during 2014–2019, this study concludes t…
Chinese Influence in Australia
The effects of the China–US trade war during 2018–2019 on the Chinese economy
The China–US trade war during 2018–2019 has attracted attentions from academics, policy makers, businesses and investors around the world. Unlike previous researches which are mainly based on hypothetical scenarios, this study looks at the real effects of the China–US trade war on the Chinese economy. Based on either weekly or monthly data during January 2018–December 2019 including creatively using the Google Trends data to measure the severity …
Chinese Influence in Australia
China's Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
On 18 February 2019, China released the 'Development Plan Outline for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA)'. This study presents the most up-to-date analysis on the GBA, including its history, importance and institutional arrangement; its significance vis-à-vis the integration of Hong Kong and Macau to China, to the One Belt One Road initiative, to the Made in China 2025 plan and to China's wider economicgrowth; and offers a predi…
The effects of Covid-19 on Chinese stock markets
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has greatly affected financial markets, economies and societies worldwide. This study focusses on the Chinese stock markets. Based on Google Trends data during the period from 1 January 2020 to 12 April 2020, and using the exponential generalised autoregressive conditional heteroskedastic (EGARCH) model, this study finds that the higher uncertainty result…
China’s State-Owned Enterprise Reform Since 2013
Starting from the 3rd Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held in November 2013, China has begun another round of state-owned enterprise ( SOE ) reform. By examining policy documents, analysing the pilot SOE s and conducing an empirical study based on a unique dataset of control rights transfers between SOE s and privately owned enterprises in Chinese stock markets during 2014–2019, this study concludes t…
The Rise of China’s Zhao Lijian Diplomacy
China’s wolf warrior diplomacy has attracted extensive attention since 2020. One of the most prominent “wolf warriors” is Zhao Lijian, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson. Based on weekly Google Trends datasets between August 21, 2016 and August 8, 2021, this study provides a quantitative description of the development of Zhao Lijian diplomacy. Employing Granger causality tests and autoregressive distributed lag models, this study fi…
Decoding Australia's China threat narrative during 2016–2021
Australia–China relations began to sour in 2016, and the China threat narrative began to dominate since then. Unlike previous studies which either use a qualitative approach or cross‐sectional dataset for empirical analysis, this study creatively creates high‐frequency weekly and monthly time series datasets using the Google Trends search results during January 2016–February 2021. Based on a series of time series modellings, this study examines t…
The Global Times and The China Threat Narrative
Nato’s Expansion and Russia’s Aggressiveness
Russia’s aggression on Ukraine has attracted worldwide attention. The relations between Russia’s aggression and NATO’s expansion are being debated with conflicting viewpoints. Based on weekly Google Trends data from 5 March 2017 to 13 February 2022, this study creatively creates a series of time series variables to measure the public agenda in the US. Based on time series modellings, this study finds that the U.S. public believes that there are b…
The Australian Public’s Concerns about Potential War with China
Cross-Strait Relations Between Taiwan and Mainland China
The cross-strait relations between Taiwan and China are critical in the Asia Pacific and the world. This study focuses on economic relations and their implications. The main conclusions include: First, the economic gap in output is increasingly larger, thus favouring China. Based on a time series robust least squares model, this study finds that this economic strength will significantly reduce the number of Taiwan’s foreign allies. At the same ti…
America’s decoupling from China narrative
America's decoupling from China debate started after July 2018, reached its peak in August 2020, and is likely to continue even if it may not be a high priority for the Biden administration. Many studies have examined various aspects of this topic. Unlike previous research, using Google Trends data, this study creatively created a high-frequency weekly dataset to measure the narrative of decoupling from China in the US. Based on this dataset from…
The Chinese Debt Trap Diplomacy Narrative
China’s debt trap diplomacy has been debated among academia, think tanks, and the policymaking community. Unlike previous research, which mainly focuses on China’s lending practice and strategic intentions, this study looks at the measurement of this narrative and its relations with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the China threat narratives. In particular, based on Google Trends search results from 1 February 2018 to 7 November 2021, this…
Declining Chinese Nationalism
While many scholars have done research on Chinese nationalism, more rigorously collected time-series data are needed to measure its nationwide change. Based on Google Trends and Baidu search results from January 2011 to December 2023, this study creatively created high-frequency monthly times series data to measure Chinese nationalism. By employing the Hodrick-Prescott filter, this study finds that the trend of Chinese nationalism has generally d…
China’s Wolf Warrior Diplomacy (Narrative)
China’s wolf warrior diplomacy has attracted worldwide attention since April 2020. Unlike previous studies, which mainly adopted a conceptual/qualitative approach, this study, based on Google Trends data during April 2020–May 2021, performs a comprehensive empirical analysis. In particular, this study finds that China’s wolf warrior diplomacy began to develop rapidly in April 2020. It finds that China’s wolf warrior diplomacy failed to stir up do…
The Political Economics of China’s Electric Vehicle Industry
The rapid rise of China’s electric vehicle industry—especially its booming exports—has drawn global attention. This study provides a distinctive analysis of the industry’s political economy from a domestic Chinese perspective. Although the electric vehicle sector contributes only modestly to China’s overall economy, it remains one of the few dynamic areas in an otherwise sluggish post-COVID landscape. Drawing on Baidu Index data as of 30 June 202…
The U.S. Public Opinion on Gaza and Policy Implications
On February 4, 2025, U.S. President Trump’s proposal to take over Gaza shocked the world. This study aims to interpret the policy shift by analyzing evolving U.S. public opinion on Gaza. Using Google Trends data from September 2018 to March 2025, it constructs innovative time series variables to capture the U.S. public agenda. The analysis reveals a structural shift in public sentiment beginning in October 2023. Prior to that, opinion was largely…
China (14 works) · Political science (14 works) · Law (10 works) · Economics (9 works) · Geography (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Politics (6 works) · Narrative (5 works) · Stock (firearms (5 works) · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts (4 works)