Genevieve Donnellon-May

Genevieve Donnellon-May is a geopolitical and global strategy advisor interested in regional resource conflict and environmental governance in Asia. Currently, she is the Asia-Pacific analyst at The Red Line podcast, a non-resident researcher at the Oxford Global Society, and a research associate at the Asia Society Policy Institute.

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Harnessing Hydropower, Sparking Tensions: PRC Mega-Dam and India’s Water Security Fears

06.07.2025 Genevieve Donnellon-May

Executive Summary: The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has officially approved a 60-gigawatt hydropower dam on the Yarlung Zangbo river in Tibet, estimated to cost...

Publication China Brief China

GM Soybeans And China’s Food Security Dilemma

01.19.2024 Genevieve Donnellon-May

Executive Summary The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) recently approved 37 genetically modified (GM) corn varieties and 14 GM soybean varieties after a...

Publication China Brief China

Water Warriors: How China’s River Chiefs Aim to Tackle Water Pollution

08.04.2023 Genevieve Donnellon-May

Introduction In many ways, China’s history is one of water management. As Chinese historiographers often remark, the unique hydrological conditions within China led to the...

Publication China Brief China

“Rural Managers” Spark Online Outrage

06.23.2023 Genevieve Donnellon-May

Introduction In recent months, the (re)emergence of the “Rural Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Brigade” (农村综合行政执法大队) has generated controversy in China. On social media, netizens have...

Publication China Brief China

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