PhD from the Institute for Research on Portuguese-speaking Countries, City University of Macau. She received a Master’s degree in comparative civil law (in Chinese) from the University of Macau, and a Bachelor of Laws from Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, China.
In 2020, she was awarded the Institute of European Studies in Macau (IEEM) Academic Research Grant, which is a major component of the Asia-Europe Comparative Studies Research Project.
Her current research interests are the Belt and Road Initiative and Portuguese-speaking countries. Her latest publication stands as: Li, Y., & Vicente, M. (2020). Chinese partnerships and the Belt and Road Initiative: a synergetic affiliation. In Leandro, F. & Duarte, P. (eds.). The Belt and Road Initiative: An Old Archetype of a New Development Model. Palgrave MacMillan; and Li, Y. (2021). Chinese Partnerships with Portuguese-Speaking Small Island Developing States: Past, Present and Future Perspectives. In Leandro, F., Paulo, P., Li, Y. (eds.). China and the Portuguese-Speaking Small Island States: From sporadic bilateral exchanges to a comprehensive multilateral platform. City University of Macau.
