Profile

MA Yuchen is a postdoctoral fellow at the School of Foreign Languages, Peking University. His research interests include mass media, knowledge production, new religious movement, and other contemporary issues of the Philippines. He is the principal investigator of Youth Project of the National Social Science Foundation "Institutional Cultural Factors in Philippine Politics". He has published over a dozen papers concerning the Philippines in renowned journals such as Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographical Viewpoints, Southeast Asian Studies (《东南亚研究》), Country and Regional Studies (《国别和区域研究》), Crossroads: Southeast Asian Studies (《东南亚纵横》)

Educational Experience

B.A, Peking University (September 2010 - July 2014)

M.A, Peking University (September 2014 - July 2017)

Ph.D, Peking University (September 2019 - July 2023)

Work Experience

July 2023 to present, Boya Postdoctoral Fellow in School of Foreign Languages, Peking University

Research Interests

Philippine studies, particularly on mass media, knowledge production, religion and contemporary issues.

Selected Publications

1. Ma Yuchen, "Local Implementation of US Strategic Communication: A Case Study of the Philippines", Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 4, 2025, pp. 136-153.

2. Ma Yuchen, "New Religious Movements in the Philippines: Their Development, Political Participation, and Impact", Religions, Vol.6, No.4, 2025, pages 471.

3. Ma Yuchen, "Philippine Studies in China: Background, Achievements, and Opportunities Through the Perspective of Country and Region Studies", Philippine Studies: Historical & Ethnographic Viewpoints, Vol.73, No.2, 2025, pages 213-248.

4. Ma Yuchen, "The Impact of US Contemporary Media Culture on the Philippines: Mechanisms and Challenges", Cross-Cultural Dialogue, Vol.50, 2024, pp.191-210.

5. Ma Yuchen, "Philippine Media during Duterte's Era and Its Social Role", Country and Regional Studies, Vol.7, No.Z2, 2022, pages 143-160.

Research Projects

National Social Science Foundation Youth Project "Institutional Cultural Factors in Philippine Politics"(25CGJ087)   Principal Investigator   October 2025 to Present

Overseas Experience

1. The 3rd National Symposium on Foreign Language Teaching International Conference on Philippine Studies "Dialogo: Philippine Studies Goes Global "   Panelist for Roundtable Discussion   Nov 29th, 2024

2. Department of Philippine Language and Literature of Ateneo de Manila University    Exchange Student     Feb-July, 2013.