Wang Youqin

Wang Youqin (Chinese: 王友琴; born 1952) is a Chinese scholar specializing in East Asian studies and is currently a professor at the University of Chicago. Wang is notable for her research on the Chinese Cultural Revolution, especially the Red August of Beijing. She is known for her research on the cultural revolution and compilation of lists of victims of the Cultural Revolution and their stories.

Early life and education Wang was born in Beijing in 1952. In 1988, she obtained her PhD in Literature from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and then left for the United States. This included the well-known murder of Bian Zhongyun, who was the first education worker in Beijing killed by Red Guards, including Bian's own students such as Song Binbin. She also keeps an online record of hundreds of the victims and their families.