Renjie Xiong, M.A.

PhD Candidate in Southeast History (associated, Universität Regensburg)

Contact

Universität Regensburg
Graduate School for East and Southeast European Studies
Landshuter Str. 4
93047 Regensburg
Deutschland

+49 (0)941 / 943-5339 renjie.xiong(at)geschichte.uni-regensburg.de

Curriculum Vitae

Xiong Renie finished his M.A. degree in Southeast European History at Capital Normal University, China, with a dissertation focus on Croatian Spring. His research interests include the history of the global Cold War in Southeast Europa, especially Yugoslavia's foreign policy and the Non-aligned Movement.

Doctoral Project

China and Yugoslavia's Approach to African Decolonisation: Case study of the Congo Crisis (1960 - 1965)

Taking the Congo Crisis (1960 - 1965) as a case study, this project examines the involvement of China and Yugoslavia in African decolonisation and the interactions between the Sexond and the Third Worlds during ht early Cold War. Drawing o archival sources, it explores the motivations, approaches, and consequences of their engagement in Africa, with particular attention to ideology, knowledge production, and global strategies. By comparing their differing understandings and practices of decolonisation, the project seeks to demonstrate how actors beyond the superpowers shaped regional conflicts, decolonisation, and international relations during the Cold War.

The study is sponsored by the China Scholarship Council (CSC)