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Maochun Yu

PEP · Counter-sanctioned entity

Maochun Yu is subject to counter-sanctions. Counter-sanctions are designations imposed by countries with weak democratic institutions. They are often punitive responses to foreign sanctions, or can be used to suppress domestic political opposition. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Maochun Yu · Miles Yu Maochun · ماوتشون يو · 余茂春				[sources]
Alias	Mao-ch'un Yü · Maochun Miles Yu · Miles Maochun Yu · Miles Yu · Yu Maochun · 1 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	M				[sources]
Birth date	1962-08-08				[sources]
Place of birth	Chongqing				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	China · United States				[sources]
Last name	Yu				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q60995082				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Education	Nankai University (1979-1983) · Swarthmore College · University of California, Berkeley (-1994) · Yongchuan Middle School (1976-1979)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-29	Last processed	2026-04-29	First seen	2024-03-08

Descriptions

principal China policy advisor on the Policy Planning Staff to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

— China Sanctions Research non-official source, 2024-03-08

American academic, government policy advisor, and expert on China

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-03-09

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China Sanctions Research256

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