Yangyang Cheng
@yangyangcheng.bsky.social
Research Scholar at Yale Law School studying the history of science in China and US-China relations. Particle physicist by training. Writer at various places. Editor at Made in China Journal. Co-host of Dissident at the Doorstep.
So excited to return to my alma mater as a Pritzker Fellow with University of Chicago Institute of Politics. Among a long list of activities, I will host a seminar series on "The Development of Science & Technology Within Shifting U.S.-China Relations." Details: politics.uchicago.edu/fellows/curr...
October 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
So excited to return to my alma mater as a Pritzker Fellow with University of Chicago Institute of Politics. Among a long list of activities, I will host a seminar series on "The Development of Science & Technology Within Shifting U.S.-China Relations." Details: politics.uchicago.edu/fellows/curr...
For @npr.org, I review Lou Ye's acclaimed Covid movie "An Unfinished Film," its courage in venturing into the forbidden, and limitations in what it seems unable or unwilling to confront. The Chinese people deserve better, more honest stories. The work remains unfinished.
www.npr.org/2025/10/04/g...
www.npr.org/2025/10/04/g...
October 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
For @npr.org, I review Lou Ye's acclaimed Covid movie "An Unfinished Film," its courage in venturing into the forbidden, and limitations in what it seems unable or unwilling to confront. The Chinese people deserve better, more honest stories. The work remains unfinished.
www.npr.org/2025/10/04/g...
www.npr.org/2025/10/04/g...
I touched a Labubu for the first time😼
September 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I touched a Labubu for the first time😼
Many thanks to @nickserpe.bsky.social and @dissentmag.bsky.social team for the space, support, and sharp edits. Read the Fall 2025 issue on authoritarianism and resistance, ft. several writers and scholars I've long admired and more, and subscribe if you can! www.dissentmagazine.org/issue/fall-2...
September 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Many thanks to @nickserpe.bsky.social and @dissentmag.bsky.social team for the space, support, and sharp edits. Read the Fall 2025 issue on authoritarianism and resistance, ft. several writers and scholars I've long admired and more, and subscribe if you can! www.dissentmagazine.org/issue/fall-2...
So grateful to do this Q&A with @williamthomas.bsky.social @aip.bsky.social on being a Chinese scientist in the US and the importance of history to my work, esp. in this moment.
Read the full interview, also ft. @mcnees.bsky.social, in AIP's History Newsletter:
aip.brightspotcdn.com/89/11/30815e...
Read the full interview, also ft. @mcnees.bsky.social, in AIP's History Newsletter:
aip.brightspotcdn.com/89/11/30815e...
August 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
So grateful to do this Q&A with @williamthomas.bsky.social @aip.bsky.social on being a Chinese scientist in the US and the importance of history to my work, esp. in this moment.
Read the full interview, also ft. @mcnees.bsky.social, in AIP's History Newsletter:
aip.brightspotcdn.com/89/11/30815e...
Read the full interview, also ft. @mcnees.bsky.social, in AIP's History Newsletter:
aip.brightspotcdn.com/89/11/30815e...
I went to this deranged little place and came back with 🎥 proof🎈
August 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I went to this deranged little place and came back with 🎥 proof🎈
You can find on our website all current and future episodes of 开门见山 | Gateway to Global China, a new monthly podcast from @madeinchinajournal.com, hosted by yours truly. Subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Amazon Music so you don't miss an episode: madeinchinajournal.com/gateway-to-g...
July 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
You can find on our website all current and future episodes of 开门见山 | Gateway to Global China, a new monthly podcast from @madeinchinajournal.com, hosted by yours truly. Subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Amazon Music so you don't miss an episode: madeinchinajournal.com/gateway-to-g...
Cannot overstate how honored I was to have 閭丘露薇 @roseluqiu.bsky.social and 方可成 @fangkc.bsky.social on Ep.2 of 开门见山|Gateway to Global China, a podcast
@madeinchinajournal.com, to discuss the state of journalism in China. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did!
madeinchinajournal.com/2025/07/25/e...
@madeinchinajournal.com, to discuss the state of journalism in China. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did!
madeinchinajournal.com/2025/07/25/e...
July 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Cannot overstate how honored I was to have 閭丘露薇 @roseluqiu.bsky.social and 方可成 @fangkc.bsky.social on Ep.2 of 开门见山|Gateway to Global China, a podcast
@madeinchinajournal.com, to discuss the state of journalism in China. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did!
madeinchinajournal.com/2025/07/25/e...
@madeinchinajournal.com, to discuss the state of journalism in China. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did!
madeinchinajournal.com/2025/07/25/e...
June 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We're live! I'm thrilled to share the launch of "开门见山 | Gateway to Global China," a new podcast from @madeinchinajournal.com, hosted by yours truly.
Each month, guests and I explore timely issues in Chinese politics and society and the broader Sinophone world🎙️:
madeinchinajournal.com/gateway-to-g...
Each month, guests and I explore timely issues in Chinese politics and society and the broader Sinophone world🎙️:
madeinchinajournal.com/gateway-to-g...
June 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
We're live! I'm thrilled to share the launch of "开门见山 | Gateway to Global China," a new podcast from @madeinchinajournal.com, hosted by yours truly.
Each month, guests and I explore timely issues in Chinese politics and society and the broader Sinophone world🎙️:
madeinchinajournal.com/gateway-to-g...
Each month, guests and I explore timely issues in Chinese politics and society and the broader Sinophone world🎙️:
madeinchinajournal.com/gateway-to-g...
What a time to announce a new project, but a few of us at @madeinchinajournal.com have been working on something very exciting👀 Stay tuned for 开门见山 | Gateway to Global China, a monthly interview series hosted by yours truly🎙️
The first episode drops in a few days, wherever you get your podcasts🎧
The first episode drops in a few days, wherever you get your podcasts🎧
June 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
What a time to announce a new project, but a few of us at @madeinchinajournal.com have been working on something very exciting👀 Stay tuned for 开门见山 | Gateway to Global China, a monthly interview series hosted by yours truly🎙️
The first episode drops in a few days, wherever you get your podcasts🎧
The first episode drops in a few days, wherever you get your podcasts🎧
It's been such a privilege to serve on the jury for the inaugural Baifang Schell Book Prize @asiasociety.org @chinabksreview.bsky.social, and to engage in a conversation with Lin King, who won the Award for Translated Literature with author Yang Shuangzi for Taiwan Travelogue, at the prize ceremony.
June 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
It's been such a privilege to serve on the jury for the inaugural Baifang Schell Book Prize @asiasociety.org @chinabksreview.bsky.social, and to engage in a conversation with Lin King, who won the Award for Translated Literature with author Yang Shuangzi for Taiwan Travelogue, at the prize ceremony.
So honored that Dissident at the Doorstep, a narrative podcast I served as a co-host, writer and producer for, won the 2025 AAJA Award for Excellence in Audio Storytelling, Longform or Series, from the Asian American Journalists Association @aajaofficial.bsky.social: awards.aaja.org/2025-journal...
May 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
So honored that Dissident at the Doorstep, a narrative podcast I served as a co-host, writer and producer for, won the 2025 AAJA Award for Excellence in Audio Storytelling, Longform or Series, from the Asian American Journalists Association @aajaofficial.bsky.social: awards.aaja.org/2025-journal...
So excited to host the inimitable @nivincent.bsky.social @npr.org as a Poynter fellow at Yale this week! Wednesday March 26 at noon, Vincent will draw on his experience from newsrooms in China, UK and US to talk about covering Asia at this historic juncture. Details: poynter.yale.edu/events/2025-...
March 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
So excited to host the inimitable @nivincent.bsky.social @npr.org as a Poynter fellow at Yale this week! Wednesday March 26 at noon, Vincent will draw on his experience from newsrooms in China, UK and US to talk about covering Asia at this historic juncture. Details: poynter.yale.edu/events/2025-...
Wore this to moderate a panel on "AI" and its social impacts. The jacket was too warm for inside and too cold for outside. It's still perfect.👾🔨
February 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Wore this to moderate a panel on "AI" and its social impacts. The jacket was too warm for inside and too cold for outside. It's still perfect.👾🔨
新年吃好睡好. Find joy and community. Practice rest as resistance🐍🧧🤞
January 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
新年吃好睡好. Find joy and community. Practice rest as resistance🐍🧧🤞
Happy Year of the Snake! I got an age-appropriate gift from my esteemed colleague and honorary nephew @w-ch.bsky.social 🐍🧧
January 29, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Happy Year of the Snake! I got an age-appropriate gift from my esteemed colleague and honorary nephew @w-ch.bsky.social 🐍🧧
Made a new friend at the office, courtesy of my esteemed colleague Nicholas Bequelin.
Can you tell what politically-significant animal this is? Iykyk🦙
Can you tell what politically-significant animal this is? Iykyk🦙
January 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Made a new friend at the office, courtesy of my esteemed colleague Nicholas Bequelin.
Can you tell what politically-significant animal this is? Iykyk🦙
Can you tell what politically-significant animal this is? Iykyk🦙
The game is rigged🦾🧸
January 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The game is rigged🦾🧸
My esteemed colleague and honorary nephew @w-ch.bsky.social and I made the Lego poinsettia on Xmas eve as a gift for loved ones🥰
January 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
My esteemed colleague and honorary nephew @w-ch.bsky.social and I made the Lego poinsettia on Xmas eve as a gift for loved ones🥰
Wore a dress to match the tree🎄
January 1, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Wore a dress to match the tree🎄
Four years ago today @ourobororoboruo.bsky.social drew me as a Bridgerton character to entice me to watch the show.
I have not seen the show but I feel loved☺️
I have not seen the show but I feel loved☺️
December 29, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Four years ago today @ourobororoboruo.bsky.social drew me as a Bridgerton character to entice me to watch the show.
I have not seen the show but I feel loved☺️
I have not seen the show but I feel loved☺️
So in awe of my esteemed colleague and honorary nephew @w-ch.bsky.social's Lego collection, a fraction of which is pictured here, but am glad I brought little props to match my dress💄🎄
December 25, 2024 at 10:22 PM
So in awe of my esteemed colleague and honorary nephew @w-ch.bsky.social's Lego collection, a fraction of which is pictured here, but am glad I brought little props to match my dress💄🎄