Songpo Yang (杨松坡)

Greetings! I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of International Relations at Tsinghua University, and also a visiting Ph.D. student in the Department of Political Science at Columbia University, New York City, 2022–2023.

My research encompasses a range of topics including comparative political economy, political selection, AI and Chinese politics. I’m also broadly interested in quantitative and computational methods in social sciences. My work has been published on International Affairs.

I hold an M.A. from Johns Hopkins SAIS, an M.L. from Tsinghua university, and a BA from University of International Business and Economics. I also worked at CITIC Securites Asset Management before getting back to Tsinghua to pursue my doctoral degree.

I enjoy snowboarding on vacation and playing basketball every week. I’m a car fan and I LOVE driving.

“每个人都会经历这个阶段，看见一座山，就想知道山后面是什么。
我很想告诉他，可能翻过山后面，你会发觉没有什么特别。回头看会觉得这边更好。
但是他不会相信 —— 
以他的性格，自己不试过又怎会甘心？”


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