Dr YANG, Le
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Research Interests: Cyberspace Governance, Digital Geopolitics, Platform Content Governance
Email: yangle@szu.edu.cn
Profile
Le Yang is an Assistant Professor at the College of International Studies, Shenzhen University. She obtained her Ph.D. in Journalism and Communication from Tsinghua University, and was a Visiting Scholar at the Internet Governance Project, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. With an interdisciplinary academic background spanning management, international relations, and communication studies, her research focuses on global governance of cyberspace, platform content governance, and digital geopolitics. Her academic work has been published in both Chinese and international journals, including Policy & Internet, International Economic Review(Chinese Journal), Media Observer(Chinese Journal), Future Communication(Chinese Journal), and Journal of Digital Communication(Chinese Journal). She joined Shenzhen University in Fall 2025, where she engages in teaching and research related to area studies and digital geopolitics.
Education
2012-2016 Shanghai Ocean University-B.A. in Public Administration
2016-2019 Shanghai Institutes for International Studies-M.A. in International Relations
2017-2018 Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies-Certificate in International Relations
2021-2025 Tsinghua University-Ph.D. in Journalism and Communication
2023-2024 Georgia Institute of Technology, USA-Joint Ph.D. Research in Internet Governance (sponsored by the China Scholarship Council)
Courses Taught
Graduate Courses:
World Economy and Regional Integration
Regional Studies and International Communication (English-taught)
Theories and Practices of Overseas Interests (English-taught)
Undergraduate Courses:
Cyberspace Governance and Power Games (English-taught)
Major Research Projects
Building a Global Internet Governance System-Major Project of the Ministry of Education’s Key Research Base in Philosophy and Social Sciences (2017–2021, No. 17JZD032).
Formation Mechanisms of International Internet Rules under Global Digital Governance-National Social Science Foundation of China, General Program (2021–2024, No. 21BXW008).
Selected Publications
1. Liu, Jinhe, and Le Yang. “‘Dual‐Track’ Platform Governance on Content: A Comparative Study between China and the United States.” Policy & Internet, 14(2), 304–323 (2022). [SSCI, Q1, Communication]
2. Le Yang. “National Threats and Responses Toward Digital Social Media: The Case of Global TikTok Regulations.” 52nd Telecommunications Policy Research Conference (TPRC), SSRN 4912211 (September 2024).
3. Yang, Le, & Cui, Baoguo. “The Triple Attributes of Social Media: The U.S. TikTok Ban and Its Global Implications.” Media Observer, no. 6 (2024). [CSSCI] (Chinese Journal)
4. Yang, Le, & Lang, Ping. “Technology Companies and the Construction of International Order in Cyberspace: A Perspective of Cybersecurity Norm Advocacy.” International Economic Review, no. 4 (2024). [CSSCI] (Chinese Journal)
5. Lu, Chuanying, & Yang, Le. “The Operational Mechanism of the UN Group of Governmental Experts on Information Security in the Process of Cyberspace Norm-Making.” Global Media Journal China Edition, no. 1 (2020). [CSSCI] (Chinese Journal)
6. Cui, Baoguo, & Yang, Le. “Technology Companies’ Communication Strategies in Advocating International Norms for Cyberspace: The Case of Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Norm Practice.” Future Communication, no. 1 (2024). [CSSCI Extended Edition](Chinese Journal)
7. Cui, Baoguo, & Yang, Le. “Artificial Intelligence and the Reshaping of U.S. Internet Content Regulation.” Intelligent Communication Studies, no. 1 (2025).(Chinese Journal)
8. Yang, Le, & Cui, Baoguo. “Media Geopolitics: A Comparative Study of Global TikTok Regulations from the Perspective of Comparative Media Systems.” Journal of Digital Communication, no. 4 (2024).(Chinese Journal)
9. Yang, Le, & Cui, Baoguo. “Technology Companies’ Participation in UN-Led Processes of International Cyber Norm-Making: 2022 Annual Review.” China Information Security, no. 12 (2022).(Chinese Journal)
10. Liu, Jinhe, & Yang, Le. “Game Focuses and Development Trends of the Dual-Track Process under the UN Framework.” China Information Security, no. 9 (2021).(Chinese Journal)
