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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Led Chinese politics research, from the anti-corruption campaign to the rise of technocrats. My work was quoted in NYT, WSJ, Bloomberg, and SCMP;
• Investigated China’s antitrust practices against its top 500 private companies, elucidated what companies were targeted, and yielded insights on how actions might be shaped going forward;
• Performed due diligence on 4,500+ Chinese companies operating in the U.S. and digitalized subnational analysis on their contribution to local economies and job markets, especially in swing states;
• Conducted market research on the Chinese stocks listed in the U.S. and Hong Kong and unpacked the impact of the PCAOB deal on their market performance and equity markets development;
• Managed internship programs and improved promotional strategy, doubling the number of applications.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Counseled UN PBSO on predictive factors to alert violent conflicts and to offer international support
• Used Python to examine correlations among triggers of conflicts, map inequalities spatially, proximate causes and structural causes of fragility, establish predictive models, and suggest ways to monitor them

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

1. Conducted comparative analysis on China’s financial and service industries to demonstrate the policy changes and opportunities and counseled American enterprises to advance their business in China2. Tracked China’s progress in DC/EP, as well as China’s foreign policy and trade/investment issues, and integrated various types of information to finalize.

Beijing, China

Tracked daily news in ASEAN countries and Canada to examine the progress of trade/investment policy motions and proposals and evaluate their effects on Chinese oversea companies

Washington, District Of Columbia

1. Met and talked with top officials at the Chinese Embassy, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S.-China Business Council, and the Brookings Institution to listen to different rationales behind the U.S. and China's foreign policies on decoupling supply chains, trade issues, and COVID-192. Conducted constructive talks with Prof. Wilder and other student.

Sai Kung, Hong Kong

1. Designed and conducted a psychological experiment to examine the effect of introducing artwork into public stairs on 48 HKUST students’ behaviors of switching from elevators to ornamented public stairs2. Used STATA to perform logistic regression analysis and text analysis to reveal factors behind students’ behaviors based on collected data and authored.

Sai Kung, Hong Kong

1. Used Excel to compile a dataset on policies and strategies of China’s market reform since 19782. Explored the Chinese government’s strategies to develop the relationship with private and foreign companies under the reduced dependence of public ownership and authored the final report3. Analyzed the relationship between popular protest and sociopolitical.

Beijing City, China

1. Analyzed industrial relations, talent demand, and the local labor market in BDIA Economic Zone2. Performed comparative studies on other metropolitans’ talent introduction policy to author analysis report proposing talent introduction reforms to address the policy conflicts between Beijing and Hebei

Jinan, Shandong, China

1. Conducted empirical study on risks and governance of sharing finance to provide regulatory proposals.2. Performed research on sharing culture and arts, as well as sharing education.3. Assisted Prof. Yuming Zhang in publishing journal articles on study results.

Beijing City, China

1. Delivered insight in Tongda Group’s competitive advantages and future role in mobile phone accessory2. Established regression model to predict Tongda Group’s profitability and to offer investment suggestions3. Summarized interim results announcements for ten Hong Kong-listed companies in varied industries.

Beijing Suburb, China

1. Interviewed rural women engaged in agriculture and migrant women working in cities. 2. Visited enterprises to learn about female migrant workers’ welfare and social insurance needs.3. Consulted attorneys to research legal aspects regarding the plight of female migrant workers.

Master Of Public Policy, Data Science, Trade Policy, And International Development Certificates (Stem)

Master Of Science - Ms, Global China Studies (With Distincition), 3.96/4 (Top 5%)

Award: Dean’s List Award for Excellent Performance 2019 Joint Degree with Shandong University: 3+1 Pathway

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting, 3.87/4

Activities and Societies: Research Assistant for Prof. Yuming Zhang

Master Of Public Policy, Public Policy Analysis