E–mail: francis.j.yin@gmail.com

New Media and Society
Democratization in East Asia

09/2011.9-now: PhD Student (Social Sciences)
Institute of China & Asia-Pacific Studies, National Sun Yat-sen University
09/2010-07/2011: Master of Journalism (with distinction),
Journalism & Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong
09/2002-07/2005: Master student, China Center for Economic Research, PKU
09/1995-07/1999: School of Mathematics, Peking University

Party Systems in New Democracies, A Comparison of Taiwan, South Korea and the Philippines (under review).
Contradiction between Social Structure and Governance Structure in Chinese Rural Areas, Case of Wukan Village (under view).
Foreign Aid with Chinese Characteristics: China’s Aid to Myanmar. Presented in Asian Solutions to Asian Problems, Bridging Together Development and Human Security in Asian. Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea, May 25, 2013.
Cross-Border Chinese Social Media and Its Impact. Presented in the 22nd Asian Media Information and Communication Centre Conference. Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, July 6, 2013.

01/2013-04/2013: Senior Editor iSun Affairs Weekly, Hong Kong
08/2012-12/2012: Research Assistant Journalism & Media Studies Centre, HKU
11/2009-07/2010: Senior Reporter, Economy & Nation Weekly, Beijing
02/2009-11/2009: Senior Writer/Editor, World Vision Magazine, Beijing
01/2007-02/2009: Reporter, Oriental Outlook Weekly, Beijing
05/2006-12/2006: Editor/Reporter, China Reform Magazine, Beijing
09/2003-01/2005: Teaching Assistant, CCER, Peking University
09/1999-10/2001: Director, Beijing 211 S&T Co., Ltd., Beijing

Self-nominated candidate for people’s representatives (Renda Daibiao) in 2003.
Passed National Legal Qualification Examination in 2007.
Winner of several literary awards.