Shanghai International Studies University
Yang Rui was born in Jilin City but spent much of his childhood in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang. From 1980 to 1986 he attended Shanghai International Studies University, where he received degrees in American/English Literature and International News. He began his career as a journalist with China National Radio. For two decades, he was the presenter of "Dialogue", an English language political talk show on CGTN (previously CCTV-9 and CCTV News). Foreign guests appear frequently.