Dr. YU Xiang holds a Ph.D. in Economics and is a recipient of the national talent designation “National Young Top-notch Talent.” He is a senior scholar recruited through Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)’s high-level academic talent program currently, and serves as an expert on the U.S. economy at the Institute of American Studies, CASS, as well as a non-resident fellow at the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS), Tsinghua University, and China Forum.
He previously served as a Senior Expert and Research Fellow at the China Construction Bank Research Institute; Deputy Director of the Center for Economic and Social Security Studies at the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR); and Director of the Economic Studies Division at CICIR’s Institute of American Studies. From 2016 to 2017, he was a visiting scholar at Harvard University.
His primary research interests include international finance, the Chinese economy, the U.S. economy, and China-U.S. economic and trade relations. Dr. YU has published more than 300 academic articles and commentaries on current affairs in academic journals including Economic Review, American Studies, International Finance, Contemporary International Relations, Contemporary World, Asia-Pacific Economic Review, China Forex, Academic Research, Asia-Pacific Security and Maritime Affairs, Tsinghua Financial Review, Globalization, Fudan Financial Review, New Finance, and The Chinese Banker. His writings have also appeared in major newspapers, magazines, and media platforms, including People’s Daily, China Daily, China-US Focus, CCTV NEWS, Economic Daily, Outlook Weekly, The Paper, World Affairs, Global Times, 21st Century Business Herald, and Yicai.
He is the author of several books, including Observations on the U.S. and European Economies in the Post-Crisis Era. He has led or participated in a number of major research projects commissioned by the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Science and Technology, Cyberspace Administration of China, National Energy Administration, China Development Bank, and other institutions.
Dr. YU has been invited to visit the United States, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and other countries for academic and professional exchanges.
His research and commentary have been widely republished by media and publications including the internal reference edition of People’s Daily, Xinhuanet, Social Sciences Digest, Banyuetan, People’s Daily Online, Caixin, Phoenix New Media, China Daily Online, China Economic Net, Hong Kong’s Ta Kung Pao and Yazhou Zhoukan (Asia Weekly), South China Morning Post, as well as Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao, and the U.S.’s Washington Post.
