Dr. Xinchuchu Gao is a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Lincoln. She is also a research associate at the London-Asia Pacific Centre for Social Science. Her research interests lie at the intersections between international relations, international political economy and European studies. Within this broad framework, she is specifically interested in the twin green & digital transitions of the EU and global cyber governance. Her latest publications appear in Defence Studies, Asia Europe Journal, the European Yearbook of International Economic Law, Asia Pacific Journal of EU Studies and L’Europe en formation.