Kerry Brown

Kerry Brown, Ph.D., is a commentator, writer, and consultant on China. He served as First Secretary at the British Embassy in Beijing (2000-03) and has worked in government, academia and private business, dealing with the Asian region, since 1990. He writes for VentureOutsource.com on matters pertaining to China and the greater Asian region.

Dr. Brown is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and has been a featured speaker about China appearing on ‘News at Ten’, ‘BBC Four World at One’, `Frost Over the World’ (Al Jazeera), `The Today Programme’, CNN, ITN, and other media outlets.

Dr. Brown graduated in English and philosophy from Cambridge University and he holds a Ph.D. in contemporary Chinese studies from Leeds University. He has authored articles on China for publications such as the Far Eastern Economic Review, China Information, China Review, International Affairs, Critical Asian Studies among others. He also contributes to the Asian Online Review of Books, and to the Journal of the Royal Association of Asian Affairs. 

He has published two books on China: Struggling Giant – China in the 21st Century (Anthem Press, 2007) and The Rise of the Dragon: Chinese Inward and Outward Investment in the Reform Period (Chandos Press, 2008)

Dr. Brown is an associate fellow of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Asia programme) where he chairs the China Discussion Group. He is also a committee member of the British Association of Chinese Studies and with the Great Britain China Centre, and he is an associate of the China Policy Centre located in Nottingham.