Miao Wang is a PhD student with concentrations in International Relations and Comparative Politics, focusing on international political economy. His research interest is the political economy of regional trade agreements, with a regional focus in Asia Pacific in general, and Southeast Asia in specific. Before coming to UNM, Miao received an Msc in Islamic Finance from International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance or INCEIF (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), an educational institution affiliated with Malaysia’s central bank. He also holds a BS from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (Chengdu, China), where he double majored in Mathematics and Economics.