Yan Yan is the director of the Research Center of Oceans Law and Policy at the National Institute for the South China Sea Studies (NISCSS) and vice director of the South China Sea Policy Institute (SCSPI). She received her PhD from the University of Hong Kong in public international law, and her MS degree from London School of Economic and Political Science (LSE).
Her research interests cover peacetime military activities at sea and the law of the sea, maritime security in the Asia-Pacific, China’s maritime law and policy, and the application of UNCLOS in the South China Sea. She participates in many regional track 1.5 and 2 conferences and seminars on regional maritime security issues, such as the 8th Asian Regional Forum (ARF) Inter-sessional Meeting on Maritime Security, and the 10th CSCAP General Conference. Her recent publications include Maritime Confidence-Building Measures: Assessing China-US MOU on Notification of Major Military Activities and Rules of Behavior, Philippines vs. China Arbitration: China’s Diplomatic Policy Options and Future Prospects; The US Underwater Drone is not Entitled to Sovereign Immunity; Marine Date Collection: Difference Interpretation between China and the United States; and State Practices of Joint Development in Waters of Overlapping Claims.
