YANG Chun

Professor YANG Chun (Charlotte) is a Chair Professor at the Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Baptist University. She also serves as Associate Dean (Research) for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Her academic credentials include a Ph.D. from The University of Hong Kong, M.Sc. and B.Sc. from Sun Yat-sen University. She has held visiting scholar positions at Newcastle University, Harvard University, and the University of Utah.

Professor YANG's research focuses on:

• Economic Geography and Urban Development
• Global and Cross-border Production Networks
• Digital Transformation and Platform Economy
• Industrial Restructuring in China and Southeast Asia
• Geopolitics of Regional Governance
• Greater Bay Area Development

Her scholarly work bridges theoretical frameworks of economic geography with empirical studies of regional development in dynamic Asian contexts. Recent research shows increasing attention to digital platforms, aging populations in the Greater Bay Area, and geopolitical shifts affecting production networks. She has developed a distinctive research trajectory examining how digital technologies are transforming traditional economic structures across national borders.

Professor YANG holds significant editorial responsibilities:

• Editor of Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society (2023-present)
• Editorial Board Member of Applied Geography (2022-present)
• Editorial Board Member of Journal of Economic Geography (2014-present)
• Editorial Advisory Board Member of Environment and Planning A (2022-present)
• Editorial Board Member of Progress in Economic Geography (2022-present)
• Previously served as Associate Editor for Regional Studies, Regional Science (2014-2019)

She has secured substantial research funding as Principal Investigator, including multiple General Research Fund projects from the Hong Kong Research Grant Council, National Natural Science Foundation of China projects, and internal university grants. Her current research portfolio includes studies on AI-driven financial services transformation, digital platform-driven industrial restructuring, cross-border fresh fruit networks, and digital aging in the Greater Bay Area. Professor YANG teaches courses on the Greater Bay Area, Regional Geography of China, and Geography of Economic Development, directly reflecting her research expertise.