Lin Ya-Yin

Dr. Lin Ya-Yin is a Research Fellow at National Defense University's College of International & National Defense Affairs and a PhD Candidate at National Cheng-Chih University's Graduate Institute of East Asian Studies. Her research focuses on Chinese governance strategies in popular culture, cross-strait relations, and cognitive warfare against Taiwan. She has conducted extensive analysis on CCP propaganda, united front work, and gray zone strategies.

Her doctoral research examines governance strategies in pop culture through a typological framework, while her current work explores China’s cognitive warfare tactics via case studies of military drills. Lin has published in journals like Mainland China Journal (TSSCI) and Publication of Military Social Science.

Key research themes include: state-society dynamics in China, ideological control mechanisms, and Taiwan’s countermeasures against asymmetric threats. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges military strategy, cultural studies, and political sociology.

Notable conference presentations include analyses of Chinese military cinema’s national image construction and discourse competition around historical commemorations. Her work addresses critical geopolitical issues in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly Taiwan’s security challenges.