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Gabriella Wangmu Zhaxi

Gabriella Wangmu Zhaxi

Gabriella Wangmu Zhaxi is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge researching North Korean politics, propaganda and East Asian international relations. She is a 2022 Korea Foundation-Chatham House Next Generation Fellow and has written for The Diplomat, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and 38 North.

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Gabriella Wangmu Zhaxi June 29, 2026