Expert Bio

Yining Zou is a research assistant at the Wilson Center’s China Environment Forum. Yining used to intern at China Development Research Center of the State Council and The International Union for Conservation of Nature. She is interested in international development, environmental policies on ocean plastic and rural waste management, and Chinese politics.

Yining holds a bachelor's degree in Public Administration from Sun Yat-Sen University, and a master’s degree in public policy from McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University.

Major Publications

• Where Do the Plastic Miners Go When the “Mine” Disappears?