Who is Keyu Jin in the Epstein files?

Keyu Jin is a Harvard-educated Chinese economist who appears in Epstein documents through her correspondence with Larry Summers. Summers shared their emails with Epstein, who advised him on pursuing a relationship with her. Jin is the daughter of Jin Liqun, the founding president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and former Chinese vice minister of finance.

What does 'Peril' mean in the Epstein-Summers emails?

'Peril' was the code name Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein used for Keyu Jin in their correspondence from November 2018 to July 2019. Summers wrote about 'getting horizontal w peril' and asked Epstein to estimate probabilities of success. Critics note the term echoes the racist 'yellow peril' trope used historically against Asian people.

What was Jeffrey Epstein's role with Larry Summers regarding Keyu Jin?

Epstein described himself as Summers' 'wing man.' The documents show Epstein coaching Summers on how to respond to Jin's emails, advising him to play the 'long game' and maintain a 'forced holding pattern.' Epstein told Summers that Jin was 'doomed to be with you' and reassured him she would not find 'another Larry summers.'

What did the Summers-Jin emails reveal?

The documents show Summers forwarding Jin's work-related emails to Epstein and receiving romantic advice in return. In one exchange, Epstein responded to a forwarded email from Jin with 'She's already begining to sound needy :) nice.' Summers later wrote 'I'm fucked' after seeing Jin at a conference, describing her as 'Smart Assertive and clear Gorgeous.'

What happened after the Peril emails became public?

Following the November 2025 revelations about these emails, Larry Summers resigned from the board of OpenAI. Harvard University announced it was opening an inquiry into his connections with Epstein. The emails were part of the House Oversight Committee document release.

Who is Keyu Jin in the Epstein files?

Keyu Jin is a Harvard-educated Chinese economist who appears in Epstein documents through her correspondence with Larry Summers. Summers shared their emails with Epstein, who advised him on pursuing a relationship with her. Jin is the daughter of Jin Liqun, the founding president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and former Chinese vice minister of finance.

What does 'Peril' mean in the Epstein-Summers emails?

'Peril' was the code name Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein used for Keyu Jin in their correspondence from November 2018 to July 2019. Summers wrote about 'getting horizontal w peril' and asked Epstein to estimate probabilities of success. Critics note the term echoes the racist 'yellow peril' trope used historically against Asian people.

What was Jeffrey Epstein's role with Larry Summers regarding Keyu Jin?

Epstein described himself as Summers' 'wing man.' The documents show Epstein coaching Summers on how to respond to Jin's emails, advising him to play the 'long game' and maintain a 'forced holding pattern.' Epstein told Summers that Jin was 'doomed to be with you' and reassured him she would not find 'another Larry summers.'

What did the Summers-Jin emails reveal?

The documents show Summers forwarding Jin's work-related emails to Epstein and receiving romantic advice in return. In one exchange, Epstein responded to a forwarded email from Jin with 'She's already begining to sound needy :) nice.' Summers later wrote 'I'm fucked' after seeing Jin at a conference, describing her as 'Smart Assertive and clear Gorgeous.'

What happened after the Peril emails became public?

Following the November 2025 revelations about these emails, Larry Summers resigned from the board of OpenAI. Harvard University announced it was opening an inquiry into his connections with Epstein. The emails were part of the House Oversight Committee document release.

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Keyu Jin appears in the Epstein documents through her correspondence with Larry Summers, which Summers shared with Jeffrey Epstein. The documents reveal Epstein acting as a "wing man" for Summers, advising him on how to pursue a relationship with Jin. In their private correspondence from November 2018 to July 2019, Summers and Epstein used the code name "Peril" to refer to Jin—a term critics say echoes the racist "yellow peril" trope. Jin is a Harvard-educated economist, daughter of Jin Liqun (founding president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank), and was a tenured professor at the London School of Economics at the time.

Keyu Jin appears in 4 documents shared with Larry Summers, primarily forwarded emails between Jin and Summers that Summers shared with Epstein for advice. The documents show Summers forwarding Jin's emails to Epstein and receiving coaching on how to respond.

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my iPhone Please direct all scheduling inquiries to my office at: Follow me on twitter @lhsummers www.larrysummers.com Begin forwarded message: From: Keyu Jin Date: December 22, 2018 at 12:49:20 AM EST To: Larry Summers HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031800 --- PAGE BREAK --- I also wanted to say how grateful I am and h

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my iPhone Please direct all scheduling inquiries to my office at: Follow me on twitter @lhsummers www.larrysummers.com Begin forwarded message: From: Keyu Jin Date: November 20, 2018 at 12:46:35 PM EST To: Larry Summers Did RA come back with answers to the yellow highlighted? did you take a look at the sect

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my iPhone Please direct all scheduling inquiries to my office at: Follow me on twitter @lhsummers www.larrysummers.com Begin forwarded message: From: Keyu Jin < Date: November 20, 2018 at 12:46:35 PM EST To: Larry Summers < Did RA come back with answers to the yellow highlighted? did you take a look at the

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scheduling inquiries to my office at: [email protected] Follow me on twitter @summers www.larrysummers.com Begin forwarded message: From: Keyu Jin Date: December 22, 2018 at 12:49:20 AM EST To: Larry Summers I also wanted to say how grateful I am and have been for your support, and also your sup

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A00658860 21 02.2016 how to: Understand what is happening in China. The Outlook for Investment, Politics and Economics with Anatole Kaletsky, Dr Keyu Jin, Rana Mitter Fresh from having presented at Davos, Rana Mitter and Keyu Jin join Anatole Kaletsky and the how to: Academy for a timely event to exp

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all scheduling inquiries to my office at: Follow me on twit=er www.larrysummer=.com <http://www.larrysummers.com/> Begin forwarded message: From: Keyu Jin < <mailto Date: December 17, 2018 at 5:41:30 PM GMT+8 To: Larry Summers < <mailto > wrote: > > > > Larry, I hope you are having a wonderful

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t=from my iPad EFTA_R1_01856450 EFTA02633430 ' - eduling inquiries to my office at: <mailto =/span> Begin forwarded message: <mailto From: Keyu Jin < <mailto:keyujin@gmail.=om» Date: February 23, 2019 at 2:38:13 AM PST To: Larry Summers < > > Subject: Re: Sorry Larry, sometimes I don't take

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lto:[email protected]> Follow me on twitter @Ihsummers www.larrysummers.com <http://www.larrysummers.comk On Feb 22, 2019, at 5:23 PM, Keyu Jin > wrote: Lost my phone ... Sent from my iPhone 2 EFTA_R1_01858665 EFTA02634134

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