Xuejiao (Katniss) Li
S.J.D. Candidate
xli at sjd.law.harvard.edu
Dissertation
A Firm-Level Analysis of Contemporary Export Control Lawfare
Fields of Research and Supervisors
- International Trade and Economic Statecraft with Professor Mark Wu, Harvard Law School, Principal Faculty Supervisor
- Chinese Law and Political Economy with Professor William Alford, Harvard Law School
- U.S. Foreign Relations Law with Professor Jack Goldsmith, Harvard Law School
- Political Science and International Relations with Professor Christina Davis, Department of Government, Harvard University
Additional Research Interests
- International Business Transactions
- International and Comparative Law
- Contracts
- Law and Technology
- Legal Profession
- Administrative and Regulatory Law
Education
- Harvard Law School, LL.M. Program 2022-2023 (requirements fulfilled, degree waived)
- Renmin University, LL.M. in International Law, 2020
- Minzu University of China, LL.B., 2018
Academic Appointments and Fellowships
Academic & Research Appointments
- Visiting Scholar, Sophia University Faculty of Law, Tokyo (June–July 2026)
- Project Team Member, Research on Economic Security and Peace (funded by Andrew Carnegie Foundation) (2025–present)
Fellowships & Institutional Affiliations
- Graduate Student Associate, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University (2026–present)
- Graduate Student Associate, Fairbank Center, Harvard University (2026–present)
- Fellow, Center on the Legal Profession, Harvard Law School (2025–2026)
- David D. Caron Fellow, American Society of International Law (2026)
Teaching & Advising Experience
- Teaching Fellow, Contracts Law Practice, Boston University School of Law (Spring 2026)
- Teaching Fellow, Engaging China, Harvard Law School (Fall 2024, Fall 2025)
- Teaching Fellow, Comparative Law: Why Law? The Experience of China, Harvard Law School (Fall 2023)
- Writing Workshop Advisor (Long-Paper Writers), Harvard Law School (2024–2027)
Prizes & Honors
- Yong K. Kim ’95 Memorial Prize, Harvard Law School (2023, 2026)
- F.Y. Chang Scholars (2022-2026)
- Dean’s Scholar Prize, Harvard Law School (2023)
- Jessup International Law Moot Court, Best Oralist, National Champion, and Alona E. Evans Best Memorandum (2019-2020)
Representative Publications
- Performative Economic Sanctions: How Sanctions Work Without Economic Harm, 15:2 Harvard National Security Journal 327 (2024) (Harvard Law School Yong K. Kim ’95 Memorial Prize)
- Leaving the shore: Marine-based substitutes and alternatives to plastics (UNCTAD/TCS/DITC/INF/2025/4). United Nations (as one of the three substantial contributors). https://unctad.org/publication/leaving-shore-marine-based-substitutes-and-alternatives-plastics (cited by the Ministerial Statement on Plastic Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade at the WTO Ministerial Conference Fourteenth Session)
Additional Information
Languages: English, Chinese (Native)
Last Updated: September 18, 2026