Tom Baxter is project manager for Dialogue Earth’s global China and learning programme, based in London. He joined the organisation in 2018 and was based in Beijing until 2022. Tom holds an MA in history from the University of Glasgow and an MSc in economic policy from SOAS, University of London. He worked in China for a decade and speaks and reads Chinese. Tom’s interests include the interactions between climate and development, China’s role in global development and environmental governance, and socio-economic issues such as industrialisation, migration and labour.
Tom Baxter
Project Manager, Dialogue Earth
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23 May
Sat- 15:30
In China’s Shadow: Reporting on Environment, Power and Influence in Southeast Asia
15:30 - 16:00China's rise as Southeast Asia's dominant partner is reshaping the Mekong region in ways that extend well beyond trade and diplomacy. This session examines the growing environmental consequences of China's expanding regional engagement — and how those impacts can be meaningfully reported in the context of Southeast Asia's complex and rapidly shifting political and geopolitical landscape.Panel Session / RoundtableWhereSeminar room 1101 (11th floor) - Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Communication Arts