Benton Gordon

Benton Gordon received his M.A. in the University of Washington China Studies Program (2025). He was also affiliated with the Taiwan Studies Program and the Cybersecurity Research Fellows. His primary research examined how the PRC’s Personal Information Protection Law is applied by courts and how Taiwan participates in global internet governance despite its contested international status.

Benton’s interest in Taiwan stems from his time living in Taitung and Taichung, first as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant and then as an International College Mentor at Tunghai University. He has also served as a Liu Xiaobo Fellow with the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, where he researched technology-enhanced authoritarianism, religious freedom, and other human rights and rule of law developments in China. Benton continues to advocate for the just treatment of imprisoned and persecuted Christians through the Luke Alliance. He was previously the UW China Studies Graduate Student Assistant and is interning with the National Bureau of Asian Research.

Grateful to be back in his native Seattle, Benton enjoys walking around local parks, volunteering with the youth group at Trinity Church Seattle, and grabbing a deluxe, fries, and chocolate shake at his former workplace, Dick’s Drive-In. He also holds a Bachelor of Music degree and Performer’s Certificate in flute and piccolo performance from the Eastman School of Music.