I am a writer and freelance journalist working between the California Bay Area and London. I write about China and Silicon Valley: their cultures, power structures, and paths of innovation, and the ways AI paradigm shifts are reshaping the future.
I was a Winter Fellow at GovAI and a fellow at the Roots of Progress Institute. My Substack, Concurrent, is the main home for my writing, though I also freelance for other publications.
Before turning to writing full-time, I spent six years in Silicon Valley working across AI news and decentralized technology. In March 2025, I finally surrendered to a childhood dream and made the leap into full-time writing. Over the past year, I have published work in WIRED, The Ideas Letter, Los Angeles Review of Books, and Asterisk, among other publications.
What keeps me busy these days:
I write Concurrent, a Substack newsletter about AI in China and Silicon Valley.
I host a podcast called CyberPink 疲惫娇娃 (in Mandarin Chinese). It dives into the US–China zeitgeist, contemporary culture, and society, with movie reviews and cultural commentary. With over 70+ episodes released.
I also contribute to Baihua, a Chinese-language podcast incubator, and we write a fun newsletter.
Other facts about me:
- Grew up in China until age 17. Spent the rest of my life in California, New York City, and London.
- Consider the internet my actual hometown.
- Have a knack for catching up with cultural zeitgeists. I read a lot, and love book-pilling others.
- Studied history of technology, international history, and media studies at Columbia, LSE, and UC Irvine.
Other obsessions: I occasionally paint (oil painting, soft oil pastel, acrylic, traditional Chinese ink painting). Visiting museums. I feel alive and deeply connected to nature when snowboarding, mountain biking, and hiking.