Ying Shea

Ying Shea has worked with FIPRA since 2004, is an Honorary Special Adviser and currently works for CISCO. Ying has more than 10 years experience in government affairs, public affairs and foreign investment advisory work in China. For the past ten years, Ying has developed a deep understanding of government relations and has built up connections within most key Chinese ministries and institutions such as the National Development and Planning Commission, the State Asset Supervision and Administrative Commission, the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Information Industry both at central and local levels. Ying has special expertise in telecommunications and IT policy and was involved in regulatory and policy issues on behalf of foreign multinationals and investors of China's 3G standard. More recently she had advised the European Commission on its Information Society initiatives with the China State Council Information Office. Ying has worked with companies in a variety of industries such as Telecom & IT, medical & health, education, media and financial services to undertake market research, identify investment opportunities, evaluate potential partners, conduct feasibility studies and due diligence investigations, assist in the negotiation of joint ventures and advise on government relations issues with which, in China, all these activities are interlinked. Ying is a native of the People's Republic of China and was educated in China, the US and Canada. She has lived and worked in US, Canada, Korea, Hong Kong and China with her husband and two sons.