
Sunny Xu
Co-Editor in Chief
Sunny is a Master of Public Policy student at UCSD’s School of Global Policy and Strategy, with a specialization in Inequality and Social Policy. She graduated from UCSD with a BS in Applied Mathematics and a BA in Economics in June 2022. Sunny is interested in educational policy, particularly policies about reducing education inequalities and improving social mobility through education.

Weixiao Guo
Co-Editor in Chief
Weixiao Guo is a Master of Chinese Economics and Political Affairs student at UCSD’s School of Global Policy and Strategy, with a specialization in Chinese Foreign Policy and Security. He graduated from the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences with a major in English (Concentration in International Politics & Economics). His research interests include China’s elite politics, the history of the Communist Party of China, and China’s grand strategy.

Clayton Haglund
Associate Editor

Michelle Lai
Associate Editor
Michelle is a first-year MCEPA student at the School of Global Policy and Strategy. She graduated from the University of Washington in 2020 with a double major in International Studies and Asian Studies. Her research interests include US-Chinese relations, Chinese international economics, and China’s international public image.

GianCarlo Samayoa
Associate Editor
GianCarlo is a trilingual first-year Master of Chinese Economic and Political Affairs student at the University of California San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy, and a UCSD undergraduate alumnus with a double major bachelor’s degree in Political Science – International Relations and in Chinese Studies. He is currently specializing in Chinese Foreign Relations and Security and in Chinese Environment. His current research interests include modern day and 20th century Chinese Pollution, US-China relations, and Public Transportation.

Qing Yin