Ava Shen is a Strait Talk facilitator and she first participated in Strait Talk as a Chinese delegate in 2021. Outside of her involvement with Strait Talk, Ava is a political risk analyst at Eurasia Group covering politics across the Taiwan Strait.
Ava obtained a master’s degree from The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies with concentrations in China studies and international economics. She has a bachelor’s degree from Boston University in international relations and French studies. Born and raised in China, Ava speaks Mandarin, English, and French. In her free time, she likes reading historical fiction, going to art museums, practicing Chinese martial arts, and running.
The views presented in her articles reflects those of her own and do not reflect the position of Eurasia Group.
