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Yujeong Yang is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and affiliated with the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois. Her research focuses on Chinese foreign policy, international political economy, labor rights, and public diplomacy. She examines how Chinese investments and diplomatic strategies influence global political dynamics, particularly in developing nations.
Her work explores topics such as the backfire effects of Chinese investment abroad, the impact of labor informality on social welfare systems in China, and the role of overseas Chinese networks in shaping policy responses to global crises like the pandemic. Yang also studies collective labor rights in the context of Chinese foreign direct investment and labor migration patterns.
Recent studies include analyzing anti-China protests and China's public diplomacy efficacy, the effects of pandemic-related travel restrictions on Chinese migrant communities, and the political economy of land compensation for rural migrants. Her research combines quantitative and qualitative methods to address issues of global governance, transnational networks, and social policy.
Yang has published widely in journals such as World Development, International Studies Quarterly, and Foreign Policy Analysis. Her work contributes to debates on globalization's socio-political consequences and China's evolving role in global governance frameworks.
