Bill Figueroa is a recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s history PhD program, with a focus on China in the Middle East and Sino-Iranian relations. His dissertation, “China and the Iranian Left: Transnational Networks of Social, Cultural, and Ideological Exchange” is a historical survey of Sino-Iranian relations from the early 1900s to the foundation of the Islamic Republic, with a focus on the impact of Maoist politics on the Iranian left. In addition to his historical work, Bill has written about contemporary Sino-Iranian relations for several news networks.
William Figueroa
This article adapts some material from the author’s dissertation, “China and the Iranian Left: Transnational Networks of Social, Cultural, and Ideological Exchange, 1905-1979.
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