Why 野生(wild)藤蔓(vine)

I think great China stories often come from somewhere wild, raw and original. I want to find out more. They always grow inside a person who’s deeply honest about their past and present, no matter where they live.

So I launched this newsletter in spring 2025 while traveling solo in Yunnan, a place where wild plants are ubiquitous, and people of diverse backgrounds live in chaotic peace. It is just one of many such places across China.

Previously in finance, I covered TMT and built models. In journalism, my work spans culture & society, gender, labor, economy, and foreign policy. This newsletter is a mix of where my thinking crosses all these fields. Essays every few weeks, some in Chinese and some in English, on the things I care most about: from history, modern culture, and finance to the age of AI, and how we think about our lives, identity, and values.