Chase Blazek

Chase Blazek is an Asia-Pacific Analyst at RANE, where he focuses on Chinese policy and the geopolitical impacts of China's rise, as well as the shifting landscapes surrounding Hong Kong and Taiwan. Prior to joining RANE, he served with the Foreign Commercial Service at the U.S. Consulate in Chengdu, China, and worked as a Southeast Asia market analyst for the US-ASEAN Business Council. Chase holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a master's degree in International Affairs from the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. He speaks English and Mandarin Chinese and is keen on using data analytics to explain current events. You can follow him on Twitter at @blazek_chase.