Haoyu Rao is an LL.M. candidate from China. He has studied at institutions in China, France, and the Netherlands, including Peking University, the Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Sciences Po Paris. He undertook internships at Singapore International Arbitration Centre and China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission. He also interned at Jus Mundi for the research of international arbitration. Passionate about dispute resolution, he clerked at a High Court in China and was a research team member for the Supreme People’s Court of China. Beyond his arbitration expertise, he has worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Hong Kong University Faculty of Law, where he has actively engaged in issues such as impact litigation, judicial reform, and marriage equality.