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Yuxuan Chen

Election Year: 2017

Election Constituency: China

Scholar Status: Scholar Alum

Rhodes Identifier: China & Queen's 2017

Yuxuan Chen

Biography

CHEN Yuxuan graduated from Tsinghua University with a Bachelor's degree in English. She is currently working in an underdeveloped village in Hunan Province with Serve for China, an NGO that fosters entrepreneurship and public service in rural regions. Yuxuan is helping villagers start agricultural cooperatives and explore e-commerce business opportunities, while also striving to preserve their Miao cultural heritage. Previously, Yuxuan was an intern with the UN Population Fund, assisting in the launch of Dance4life in China to educate youth about sexual and reproductive health and rights. She also served as the sole China delegate at the 2015-16 World Innovation Summit for Education in Doha. She hopes to return to China as a public servant, focusing on poverty alleviation and sustainable development in rural areas.