Tony Zhao
Commodities Analyst Tony Zhao is a commodities analyst and freelance contributor based between Beijing and London. He holds an MPhil in Global and Area Studies (China and the Middle East) from the University of Oxford and a BSc in Politics and Philosophy from the London School of Economics and Political Science. His interests span geopolitics, international trade and the Chinese economy.
Articles by Tony Zhao
Technology
How US curbs could split the robot world
US restrictions on foreign-made advanced robotic devices are unlikely to hurt China in the long term, but a greater concern is the fragmentation of the global robotics industry into competing technological ecosystems, say researcher Songruowen Ma and analyst Tony Zhao.
Songruowen Ma, Tony Zhao
22 Sep 2026