Thomas Olsen-Boyd
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Biography
Publications
Thomas Olsen-Boyd holds a Master of Asia Pacific Studies from the Australian National University as well as a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from the University of New South Wales. Much of his academic work has explored key public policy questions in the Asia-Pacific region.
![Stockholm Syndrome: social media can shape China’s foreign policy](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-951434388-min.jpg?itok=mbvyOPiY)
Stockholm Syndrome: social media can shape China’s foreign policy
Social media is sometimes deployed as a weapon but public attitudes can – and have – cut both ways for Beijing.
![2019: a rough road ahead for Xi](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/16521615994_15a06a1b1a_o.jpg?itok=UIbtBvIo)
2019: a rough road ahead for Xi
The fortunes of China’s president have quickly soured, with economic troubles at home and pressure abroad.