Dr. Yao Le is a Research Fellow of the Institute for Global Governance Studies and the Center for African Studies at the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS). She gained her PhD (Diplomacy) and BA (International Politics) from the School of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA), Fudan University. She was involved in the Sciences Po (Paris)-Fudan Dual-degree Master Programme and gained MA in European Affairs. Her research focuses on China-EU-Africa relations, great powers interactions in Africa, international cooperation on green transition and sustainable development, etc. She has published several articles in leading academic Journals.