Yuyun Zhan
Yuyun joined Bruegel in September 2020. She holds a Master degree in Public Policy from University of Maryland, College Park and a BA in History from Renmin University of China. Prior to joining Bruegel, she interned and worked at NGOs and think tanks in Beijing and Washington DC, with a focus on environmental policy and climate change.
A Chinese national, Yuyun speaks Chinese and English. She also has a working knowledge of French.
Featured work
The battle for the AI stack
Europe’s options for AI in the midst of US-China strategic competition
Europe's China shock 2.0
A record surplus, a fractured response and the limits of Brussels' ambitions
Reassessing China's role in the Middle East
A complex region, persistent assumptions and the limits of Beijing's ambitions
Exploring Chinese trade deflection
How much of what China can no longer sell to the United States ends up on Europe's doorstep?
All work
Podcast
08 July 2026
The battle for the AI stack
Europe’s options for AI in the midst of US-China strategic competition
Podcast
23 June 2026
Europe's China shock 2.0
A record surplus, a fractured response and the limits of Brussels' ambitions
Podcast
27 May 2026
Reassessing China's role in the Middle East
A complex region, persistent assumptions and the limits of Beijing's ambitions
Podcast
22 April 2026
Exploring Chinese trade deflection
How much of what China can no longer sell to the United States ends up on Europe's doorstep?
Podcast
13 March 2026
First assessment of China's 15th Five-Year Plan
Can Beijing's new economic blueprint deliver in an era of deflation, demographic decline, and technology warfare?
Podcast
18 February 2026
China’s financial system: big, powerful and still state-run
China’s vast banking system remains deeply shaped by the state. What does that mean for growth, stimulus and the Yuan’s global ambitions?
Podcast
21 January 2026
China’s Yuan and Europe’s industry: a growing imbalance
How exchange rates, overcapacity and price divergence are reshaping EU–China trade and why Europe may need new policy tools
Podcast
03 December 2025
Inside the Nexperia crisis: what it means for Europe’s tech sovereignty
A story of semiconductors, geopolitics and Europe’s struggle to define its economic security in a world of rising US-China tensions
Podcast
29 October 2025
Paradoxical EU-China climate relations
As COP30 approaches, what is the real state of EU–China climate relations?
Podcast
25 September 2025
China’s race to electrification
Is China turning into an “electrostate” — and how will that change the balance of global energy?