Li Yuan

Yuan Li (; born c. 1972) is a Chinese-American journalist, columnist, and podcast host. Yuan is also the founder and host of the Chinese-language podcast "Conservation with Yuan Li" (不明白播客), which discusses contemporary Chinese social, economic, and political issues by delivering uncensored interviews with experts and ordinary Chinese. As a child, she developed an interest in journalism after reading interviews by Italian reporter Oriana Fallaci, including her conversation with Deng Xiaoping. .

In 2004, Yuan joined The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) as a technology reporter in New York, focusing on U.S. telecommunications and the early mobile internet boom. She advanced to become a columnist for WSJ.com and, in 2008, relocated to Beijing as editor of the WSJ's Chinese-language website. During her 14 years at WSJ, Yuan split time between New York, Beijing, and Hong Kong, covering China's rise as a technology power, gender issues in the tech industry, state control in tech companies, and internet censorship. She authors the biweekly The New New World column, which examines China's domestic policies and their global ripple effects, including topics like the U.S.-China tech rivalry, the MeToo movement, the zero-COVID policy, economic slowdowns, and AI development.

In May 2022, Yuan co-founded a Chinese-language podcast "Conversations with Yuan Li” (不明白播客, Bù Míng Bái Podcast) as the producer and host. The podcast is available on Youtube, Spotify, and Apple Podcast, and aims to "provide uncensored interviews with experts and ordinary Chinese about current affairs in China".