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Wanyu Zhang

Election Year: 2016

Election Constituency: China

Scholar Status: Scholar Alum

Rhodes Identifier: China & Balliol 2016

Wanyu Zhang

Biography

Wanyu Zhang completed a second B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Oxford University and recently graduated from Stanford Law School. She is currently a lawyer at Covington & Burling LLP in Washington, D.C. specialising in international trade disputes. From her beginnings in a small town in Sichuan, Wanyu has gone on to receive a national scholarship for the top 0.2% of university students in China. She was also Chinese champion of the Jessup Moot Court Competition. Wanyu is passionate about providing pro bono legal aid.