Experts

Experts

Dr Yiyi Lu

Associate Fellow, Asia Programme

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Expertise

  • Chinese politics
  • Social development in China
  • China's international relations

Projects

  • Environmental civil society and governance in China
  • China's international image
  • Political activism in China
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in China

Recent Publications

In addition to the list below Dr Yiyi Lu is a regular blogger for the Wall Street Journal.

  • 'No, China's Not Arrogant', interview in The Diplomat, March 2010
  • Politics of Modern China: Critical Issues in Modern Politics, co-edited with Yongnian Zheng and Lynn White III, Routledge, September 2009
  • 'Online Protests in China: Internet Manhunts', The World Today, August 2009
  • 'Ending Ethnic Tension in Xinjiang', Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 21 July 2009
  • Challenges for China's International Communication, Policy Paper, China Policy Institute, July 2009
  • 'The Susan Boyle Phenomenon: New Trends in British Popular Culture', Guangming Daily, 17 May 2009 (written in Chinese)
  • 'China - Social Unrest: On the Streets', The World Today, January 2009
  • Non-governmental Organisations in China: The Rise of Dependent Autonomy, Routledge, October 2008
  • 'Rose-tinted Reflections', The Guardian, 5 August 2008
  • 'The Poison Infecting China', The Times, 14 July 2008
  • 'Strong Emotions: Nationalism - China and Japan', The World Today, April 2008
  • Public Interest Litigation and Political Activism in China, Rights & Democracy Report, March 2008 (Published in English, French and Chinese)
  • The Collective Study Sessions of the Politburo: A Multipurpose Tool of China's Central Leadership, Policy paper, China Policy Institute, October 2007
  • The Autonomy of Chinese NGOs: A New Perspective, China: An International Journal , Vol. 5, No. 2, September 2007
  • Blind Spots in China's Soft Power, The Straits Times, 11 July 2007
  • 'Actions that Change Existence': NGOs in the New China, World & I, Spring 2007
  • Dangers of False Propaganda: China's Public Relations Drive, The Straits Times, 5 March 2007
  • Environmental Civil Society and Governance in China, International Journal of Environmental Studies, February 2007
  • Anti-satellite Missile Test: Get used to China's Advanced Weapons, The Straits Times, 25 January 2007
  • 'West Must View China through Clearer Lenses', The Straits Times, 3 January 2007
  • Written Evidence: Report on East Asia, UK House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, Seventh Report of Session 2005-2006, HC 860-II, August 2006
  • 'New Breed of Activist is Changing China', International Herald Tribune, 31 March 2006

Experience

Feb 07 - Present Research Fellow, China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham
Oct 05 - Present Associate Fellow, Chatham House
Jan 05 - Sept 05 Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House

Broadcast Experience

Extensive

Languages

Chinese, broadcast standard
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