Yuan Yang (politician)
Yuan Yang | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sichuan, China |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Rethinking Economics, an initiative to promote more relevant economics education in schools |
| Political party | Labour |
Yuan Yang is a British-Chinese journalist currently serving as the Financial Times Europe-China correspondent, based in the UK. Yang was born in China and moved to England when she was four. Yang read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Balliol College, Oxford, graduating in 2011 with a first-class honours.[1] She began her journalism career as a Marjorie Dean intern in the economics section of The Economist.
In 2016, she returned to China as an economics correspondent for the Financial Times. She has served as deputy Beijing bureau chief for the FT, and covered China's tech sector and economy. Yang is also a regular contributor to BBC News.[2]
She is co-founder of Rethinking Economics, which promotes a more relevant economics education curriculum that reflects the real world.[3][2][4]
In December 2023, she was announced as the Labour Party prospective parliamentary candidate in Earley and Woodley for the Earley and Woodley Constituency Labour Party[5] at the 2024 general election.[6]
In May 2024, Yang’s book[7] ‘Private Revolutions’ was published by Bloomsbury Publishing[8]. The book is about the coming of age of four women born in China in the 1980s and 1990s, in a society about to change beyond recognition.
In the 2020 general election Yuan Yang won the newly created constituency with 18,209 votes, beating the Conservative party candidate who received 17,361 votes.[9]
References
- ^ "Annual Record" (PDF). Balliol College Annual Record. Balliol College. p. 100.
- ^ a b "Yuan Yang, the British-Chinese journalist witnessing the decline of press freedom in China". Yahoo Finance. August 23, 2021.
- ^ "Students weigh the value of new economics course". Financial Times. April 10, 2015.
- ^ "Yuan Yang". Financial Times.
- ^ "Yang Yang PPC - Earley and Woodley CLP". Earley and Woodley Labour CLP. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "Yuan Yang selected as Labour candidate for new Earley and Woodley MP seat". Reading Chronicle. 2023-12-18. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ Yang, Yuan (May 9, 2024). "Private Revolutions". Bloomsbury Publishing. Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Bloomsbury wins four-way auction for 'major talent' Yuan Yang". Book Seller. February 8, 2022.
- ^ "General Election 2024: Labour's Yuan Yang wins Earley & Woodley seat". Wokingham Today. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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