Wanshu Cong

Wanshu Cong is a Lecturer at the ANU College of Law, specializing in critical approaches to international law and technology governance. Her research examines how digital sovereignty concepts develop within global power structures, particularly through Marxist and Third World legal perspectives. She holds editorial roles at The Australian Yearbook of International Law and EJIL Talk!.

Her research explores:

• Historical development of information freedom concepts in international law
• Digital sovereignty frameworks in China and BRICS nations
• Intersections of technology governance with post-colonial power structures
• Legal frameworks for pandemic-related digital surveillance
• Evolution of Chinese internet governance principles

Recent publications analyze China's extraterritorial digital policy applications, pandemic surveillance mechanisms, and theoretical foundations of information control. Her interdisciplinary approach connects legal theory with technological developments and geopolitical analysis.