JONATHAN SULLIVAN is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations in the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham. He is former Director of the China Policy Institute and co-founder of the China Soccer Observatory. He is the author with Lev Nachman of Taiwan: A Contested Democracy under Threat (2024).

TOBIAS ROSS is a Researcher at University of Nottingham. His research interests are in political economy, state-business relations, and Chinese football, including a doctoral thesis on state-business relations in Chinese football. Additionally, he is working as international marketing manager in football.

ANGELA LEWIS is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Media and Communication at Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University, China. She is author of the 2024 book Chinese Television and Soft Power in Africa.