Professor YANG is currently a Senior Fellow and Chairman of the Academic Affairs Council at Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS) and a Counsellor of Shanghai Municipal People’s Government. He received his B.A. from the Shanghai Normal University, M.A. from the Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS) and another M.A. from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy and defended his Ph.D. at the Shanghai International Studies University. He later worked as SIIS Vice President and President.

Prof Yang also serves on the boards of the China National Association for International Studies, the Chinese People Institute of Foreign Affairs, the National Association of China-U.S. Friendship, the National Association of American Studies, Shanghai Association of International Relations, Shanghai Institute for International Strategic Studies, Shanghai Association of Taiwan Studies and many other organizations.

Dr. Yang is also a guest professor/fellow at the PLA National Defense University, Shanghai International Studies University and Tongji University. His honors include National Special Awards, Shanghai Outstanding Talent Award and several Shanghai Awards in Social Sciences. He has published numerous articles and books on international relations and American foreign policy. His most recent books include: International Systemin Transition and Multilateral Organization Developments (Beijing: Shishi Publishing House, 2007); Grand System: Toward Multi-Polar & Multi-Actor (Tianjin: Tianjing People’s Publishing House, 2008); Global Climate Change Diplomacy and China’s Policy (Beijing: Shishi Publishing House,2009); Poliferation of International Crisis and Sino-US Joint Response (Beijing: Shishi Publishing House, 2010); China’s Expo Diplomacy: Theory and Practice (Beijing: Shishi Publishing House, 2011)