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Enze Han

Associate Professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, HKU

Professor Enze Han is Associate Professor at the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). His research interests include international relations of East Asia, China’s relations with Southeast Asia, Southeast Asian politics, and ethnic politics in China. Professor Han received a PhD in Political Science from the George Washington University in the US in 2010. Thereafter, he was a postdoctoral research fellow in the China and the World Program at Princeton University. During 2015-2016, he was a Friends Founders’ Circle Member of the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton in the US. In 2017, he was a fellow at the East Asia Institute in Seoul, South Korea. During 2021-2022, he was Lee Kong Chian Fellow on Contemporary Southeast Asia at the National University of Singapore and Stanford University. His research has been supported by the Leverhulme Research Fellowship and British Council/Newton Fund. Prior to HKU, Professor Han was Senior Lecturer in the International Security of East Asia at SOAS, University of London in the UK.

Articles by Enze Han

Politics

From Soviet autonomy to a Chinese melting pot: Why China wants ethnic unity now

Looking at China’s Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress from the angle of the evolution of ethnic politics in China, it is not a sudden change but part of continuous efforts to eradicate ethnic discrimination, promote equality and in fact, to emulate the US’s “melting pot” model, says academic Enze Han.

Enze Han

07 Oct 2026

Politics

Why China has everything to lose from Myanmar coup

Contrary to speculation that China may have abetted or has much to gain from the situation in Myanmar, Hong Kong academic Enze Han says that it is actually the party with the most to lose. Moreover, any playing up of a great power tussle between the US and China only hurts Myanmar in the long run.

Enze Han

24 Feb 2021

Society

China's growing appetite poses environmental challenges for Southeast Asian countries

While farmers in Southeast Asia have benefited from China's growing consumer market, malpractices in the agribusiness sector often result in devastating environmental issues. Hong Kong academic Enze Han examines the situation at corn plantations in Myanmar and banana plantations in Laos to see what can be done to better monitor and regulate foreign entry and practices in these countries.

Enze Han

18 Aug 2020